How the printing quote scam (doesn’t) work

by +Mike PollerIf you’ve received a scammer email, please enter it in the comments below so other printers may find it with a Google search, and avoid being ripped off… Don’t fall for printing, banners, t-shirts, plaques and awards fake order scams… This is how they work:

You receive an unsolicited e-mail quote request.

You respond with a quotation or ask for more information.

Your quote will be accepted, immediately, no questions asked. They will supply you with credit card billing info.

An “emergency” will come up and you will be asked to prepare the job for delivery to somewhere far, far away. I was asked to ship a supposed order to Sweden this morning.

They provide a “recommended shipping company” contact email for you to get shipping costs. Typically a gmail, hotmail or yahoo email address.

Shipping company quotes some huge sum. You are asked to charge the shipping, taxes and printing/product charges under one bill to a credit card.

You go ahead and charge everything to the credit card.

You are asked to pre-pay the shipping by Western Union Money Order upon pick-up by the shipper.

Days later, the credit card is charged back to you. You are out whatever it cost you for the printing/product, your time and whatever you paid the shipper. The shipping company is bogus and is no doubt keeping some scammer drunk, fat and happy.

Giveaways: The scammer never mentioned any artwork, just accepted my quote and asked me to proceed. Like that’s gonna happen… Religious messages, signing as Reverend or Minister and church-related jobs seem to be common in this type of scam.

• If you’ve got a scammer email, enter it in the comments so other printers may find it with a Google search… And please, feel free to pass around this link and “Like” this post (below) so other printers become aware and we can put these scammers out of business. Here’s a short URL to use on Twitter http://bit.ly/10nyhKL

• Don’t use your real email account when replying to scammers.

What to do about this?
Report these scammers to their email providers. Most email providers, including Gmail, urge you to report suspicious emails and scams. Reporting a suspicious message will help block that user from sending more emails and help stop future scams. Forward the scam email to abuse@gmail.com with full headers displayed.

And this is the flyer artwork they will send you if it gets that far… It will be a low-res PDF file.

July 6, 2010 update: Well, well, well… the scammers are out in force. Just received an email from the actual person at the Bentley Drive address in Warrington, PA 18976. They are, needless to say, rightfully incensed about the use of their address. Please be advised the people in Warrington have nothing to do with this scam and have referred the matter to their local police department.

669 Comments

This is Rev James Mallons and i am with Mallons Inc, I am sending this email to your company requesting for a printing quote and a bid for a Printing project work as well. Please provide a quote on 70,000 copies of flyers with the following specification.

I looked online and the Federal Trade Commission website said to report it by forwarding the email to to spam@uce.gov.

Email received from: Jesse Andrews

Email contents:
Good Morning.
This is Jesse Andrews and i am with Jay&Co Inc, I am sending this email to your company requesting for a printing quote and a bid for a Printing project work as well. Please provide a quote on 70,000 copies of flyers with the following specification.

To whom it may concern:
I will like to introduce myself,first of all my name
is Michael Little & am emailing you in reference to my need of wanting some
labels printed. I have all the details needed on my side to print the
labels for me,however please find below the details i need printed on the
labels.

I want you to also know that the labels don’t need any polished edges and i
don’t have a copy of the artwork for now so i would be very grateful if you
could prepare one for me via PDF and email it back to me. In the
meantime,please kindly respond back to me with the cost of printing the
labels including tax and freight to your location. You have my full concern
on this matter and please feel free to reach me at my number 352-251-2835
anytime and if am unreachable please leave me a message and contact info to
call you back. I will also like to ask if there is a charge for accepting
master or visa card payment.

I found this site by googling the email address given by “Michael Little”. He must be branching out because I received an email from him asking to buy catering equipment. He also seems to have moved from Florida to Northern California. LOL

Here’s his email
Hello Shop Keeper

Michael Little is my name and am emailing to inquire about an order of some catering equipment and i want to know if you do have them or if you can special order them for me,below are the items i want to order from you. I will like to order some prep tables and below are the models i want.

Please email me back with the prices on them and once i hear back from you with the prices,then i will let you know on the quantities i need. However if you don’t have this types, i recommend that you email me back with some prices on the other types which are much similar. Feel free to reach me at (530) 429.7605 so we can talk. And do you accept master and visa card payment? I hope to hear from you soon.

Name: : Perry Ross
Email: pross301@ymail.com
Phone: 4085509741
Message: Good Morning.
This is Perry Ross and i am with Ross and Sonz Inc, I am sending this email to your company requesting for a printing quote and a bid for a Printing project work as well. Please provide a quote on 80,000 copies of flyers with the following specification.

Please provide a quote on 50,000 copies. Please send me the total cost plus tax for the above material. What type of payment do u accept. Please include your address and phone number.
Thank you and you have a great day
Bye,
Helen.

Dear Sir/Madam,
Good Day,Am Rev.John Smith and Am interested in some flyer and below
is the size of im interested in : Job Type: Flyer

Quantity: 90,000 Qty flyers
Ink Color: Red White (Pantone Matching System 185)
Paper: 20# Bond White and white as the background
Finish Size: 8.5″ x 11″
Textword : ” Attach is the art-work for the project ” = Should be
printed one side on each Flyer I will be picking it up at your shop as soon
as it’s ready and i will be very glad if you get back to me with the total
cost for the 90,000 Qty and the major CreditCard you accept so that we can
proceed with the order.

I received one of these a couple of days ago and almost when through the entire process until I found your website. Here is the email I received.

Good Day.

My name is Rev James Mallons and i want to make an order and below is what i am looking for and i want to know if you do have that instock. Let me know if you have the product below and also let me know the cost for that.

HOIST AND TROLLEY

I will be waiting to hear from you soon with a reply to my request above.

Thanks for the mail.I want to confirm that i will be proceeding with the order.I will like to have the order pick up and shipped to Sweden.So i will need you to contact this freight liner and request from them the cost for shipping the units to the address that i will be providing below:

Provide them with the Pick Up Address, Delivery Address and also the weight and size of the product to be pick up and get back to me with the total cost for the Units and the Shipping so that i can proceed and make the final payment for the order righr away.

Thank you for contacting Easy way Shipping Co, for your shipping needs.

We checked on shipping the 1 EACH FLAIL MOWER, Dims: 8′ long, 48″ wide, 44 “high, .Total weight of # 430 POUNDS (pounds). Picking it up at your location to Sweden, And its going to cost $1,850.00 USD . That includes International Airway Taxes ( I.A.T), Tariffs , custom's clearance duties.. It takes approximately 5 to 7 days for delivery from the day of pick-up.

Pick up From:
CALIFORNIA
U.S.A.

Ship to:
Tegeluddsvagen 5,
Stockholm Sweden
SE-11579.

Company Policy : We only accept our payment from the pick-up location.
All fund must be paid Via Wire Transfer.

Thank you once again for choosing Easy Way Shipping Company for your shipping needs.

ATTN: LARRY WILLIAMS, Mr. Raymond Furgison would like a freight quote for the following item. I’AM NOT SURE WHAT YOUR COMPANY DOES OR WHERE YOU ARE LOCATED BUT HERE IS THE INFORMATION HE REQUESTED. 1 EACH FLAIL MOWER, 430 POUNDS, 35 INCHES LONG, 52 INCHES WIDE, AND 34 INCHES TALL. WE ARE LOCATED IN CALIFORNIA THANK YOU
—– Original Message —–
From: Raymond Furgison
To:
Sent: Monday, December 28, 2009 10:03 AM
Subject: Contact shipping

Hello ,

Thank you very much for your responds, I will like you to know that i am so much interested to purchase this unit SLE120 model 48″ .

I Would Provide You with My Credit Card Information for the Payment of the SLE120 model 48″ + Shipping Cost But I First would Like Us to Proceed to Pick Up Arrangement with a Local Shipping Agency Here In U.s.a Contact Mr.Larry Williams Via ew_shipping_co@fastermail.com or with the Total Weight , Size , Dimension and As well as the Pick Up Location of the trailer to be Delivered Below ,

Tegeluddsvagen 5,
Stockholm Sweden ,
SE-11 579.

Ask them the Shipping Cost and Get Back to me with the Estimated Cost of the trailer for me to Proceed and Issue You My Credit Card Information for You to Run and Charge The Required Amount for Both Payment and As well alert the Shipper’s Your Ready Pick Up Day and Time . .Thanks and Awaiting Response Real Soon .

Hello..Greetings.. How are you doing hope almighty is in Control..well am the Manager Of True Value Hardware Company, we are dealers in Miter saws, Chain saws and other power tools,Well The reason why I am emailing you is that i had an up coming Occasion celebration for my Mom,who will be 70yrs old This year and As the first Born of her children,It is my duty and my right to make the celebration a very Good one and I will be expecting some people there and for me what i will like to do for them to make them feel very happy is that to buy some Avon products and share it to the people which will be coming to the celebration, So i will like to Place an Order of the following products that i have been recommended to ;
PRODUCT NAME ITEM NUMBER ITEM SI
Domain? Cologne Spray,2.5 fl. oz. 50bottles
Tribute? for Men Spray Cologne,3.1 fl. oz.50bottles
Try and get me the total cost of this bottles and when you will be placing and receiving them,But first of all I will like you to order them for me as your own special order because i am on a trip now and i will like you to order them to your house and when it is ready i will recommend you to a company called easywayshipping company that will pick them up.I will be doing the payment with my credit card information..so You just let me know from you if you accept credit card as payment and the total cost and when you will be placing and Receiving the order.. Bye and Hope to hear from you soon……be careful and take care of Your Self till i hear from you much Smiles.And i will like you to email me at phil.caesar@rocketmail.com
Phil Caesar

I’ve been messing with this person fully aware of the scam… hehehe The quote I send over was 597% mark up

Helen-
Are you related to Rev. James Mallons, Rev.John Smith, Larry Williams or Mr.Glen Green by chance? The reason the price is so high is explained in the following link; please take a look & let me know what you think. Go all the way to the bottom of the page & read the last post; I think it will help you understand.

Re: Flyers Order Helen-
Here is the quote for the flyers; due to rising paper cost of specifically 80# text weight paper the quote may be slightly higher than you would usually see. Please review & let us me know how we look.

Re: Flyers Order Helen-
Thank you for your address; do you have a phone number I can reach you by? Also please send over a copy of the file we are to print as we would like to review the ink coverage for our pricing.

Thank You,
Sales Department

On 3/23/10 12:40 PM, “Helen Davis” wrote:

Below is my address:

Helen Davis
3635 Mapleleaf Dr
92503,Riverside
California

I am not a company but an individual.Let me know so i can provide you with my pdf.file.
Helen.

Please provide a quote on 50,000 copies.Please send me the total cost plus tax for the above material.What type of payment do u accept.Please include your address and phone number.
Thank you and you have a great day
Bye,
Helen

Looks like they are expanding, I sell Hay Feeders for alpacas!! Here’s his response, headers follow:

Hello Mark,

Thank you very much for your reply and i will like you to know that i am interested to purchase 60 of the Custom wooden hay bunk(36” x 24” ) .So i would first like us to proceed with the pick up arrangement with a local shipping agency here In U.S.A .I will like you to contact Mr.Larry Williams Via ew_shipping_co@fastermail.com with the Total Weight , Size , Dimension and As well as the pick up location of the 60 of the Custom wooden hay bunk(36” x 24” ) to be Delivered Below ,

Tegeluddsvagen 5,
Stockholm Sweden ,
SE-11 579.

Ask them the shipping cost and get back to me with the estimated cost of the 60 of the Custom wooden hay bunk(36” x 24” ) and the shipping cost for me to proceed and issue you my credit card information for you to run and charge the required amount for both payment and as well alert the shipper’s your ready pick up date and time . .

Please can you please provide quote on 60,000 copies of the flyer printing
with the following specs.

1. measures 8.5′ x 11′
2. 80# Gloss Text
3. 0.25 – White boarder
4. One sided
5.Full color
6. what method of payment do you accept , Also the quote must not include shipping because they will be picked-up.

Here is the same scam from a Don Cappochino The address given is another business that has never heard of him. He wants to ship to a company in Bangkok that is an apartment building. The shipper has a Hotmail address.
What authorities should be contacted for these types of scams?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Good Day,

Please can you please provide quote on 60,000 copies of the flyer printing
with the following specs.

1. measures 8.5′ x 11′
2. 80# Gloss Text
3. 0.25 – White boarder
4. One sided
5.Full color
6. what method of payment do you accept , Also the quote must not include shipping because they will be picked-up.

Please can you please provide quote on 60,000 copies of the flyer printing
with the following specs.

1. measures 8.5′ x 11′
2. 80# Gloss Text
3. 0.25 – White boarder
4. One sided
5.Full color
6. what method of payment do you accept , Also the quote must not include shipping because they will be picked-up.

The needs of thier parish are increasing. Bishop Don sent me an RFQ for 200,000 flyers.
I’m pretty sure I’ll win this bid, so take that you distrustful paranoids!
How could God let a holy man be involved in such a scam?
Shame on you for not trusting Bishop Don! (keep him away from the altar boys, though)

Please can you please provide quote on 200,000 copies of the flyer printing
with the following specs.

1. measures 8.5′ x 11′
2. 80# Gloss Text
3. 0.25 – White boarder
4. One sided
5.Full color
6. what method of payment do you accept , Also the quote must not include shipping because they will be picked-up.

Am Mark smith i send this enquiry in regards to order some ( Mailing Tubes ).i will like you to email me back with the price on this Mailing Tubes: ,and the type of payment you do accept on this order,Awaiting for your sooner reply.

Please can you please provide quote on 200,000 copies of the flier printing
with the following specs.

1. measures 8.5′ x 11′
2. 80# Gloss Text
3. 0.25 – White boarder
4. One sided
5.Full color
6. what method of payment do you accept , Also the quote must not include shipping because they will be picked-up.

The scam message is below. I actually wasted my time getting the pricing together but sensed something was off when they gave no detail before accepting. After I figured it out I then left some VERY unprofessional choice words in a email to him. What a loser this idiot is.
_____________________________________________

Good Day,

Please can you please provide quote on 200,000 copies of the flier printing
with the following specs.

1. measures 8.5′ x 11′
2. 80# Gloss Text
3. 0.25 – White boarder
4. One sided
5.Full color
6. what method of payment do you accept , Also the quote must not include shipping because they will be picked-up.

I’m sending you this email in regards to the pick up and delivery and that is, i once work with a freight company that will be picking up the Flyers From your company and have them shipped to my new company which is located in Thailand .These Freight company are very affordable,faster and reliable and bellow are the necessary information the freight needed to provide the freight quote.

Here’s the scam email we received today, similar to what’s shown above, but with complete contact info to appear legitimate:

Good Day,

Please can you please provide quote on 200,000 copies of the flier printing
with the following specs.

1. measures 8.5′ x 11′
2. 80# Gloss Text
3. 0.25 – White boarder
4. One sided
5.Full color
6. what method of payment do you accept , Also the quote must not include shipping because they will be picked-up.

Please can you please provide quote on 200,000 copies of the flier printing
with the following specs.

1. measures 8.5′ x 11′
2. 80# Gloss Text
3. 0.25 – White boarder
4. One sided
5.Full color
6. what method of payment do you accept , Also the quote must not include shipping because they will be picked-up.

God bless you,
Don Cappochino (Head Bishop).

Hello Sales,
My Name is Joe,and i will like to make an urgently Order of T-Shirts and below is the Type of T-Shirts that i will like to Order… – Adult Medium T-shirt 5.3 oz White color which i will need 3000 pieces of those t shirts.Can you Kindly go ahead and quote me the total price of the 3000 pieces plus tax and i would send for a pick up after payment.Also tell me what form of payment do you accept.Let me know immediately if you can get them for me ….I sincerely solicit your quick response in this regard.Thanks and Stay Bless.

Please can you please provide quote on 200,000 copies of the flier printing
with the following specs.

1. measures 8.5′ x 11′
2. 80# Gloss Text
3. 0.25 – White boarder
4. One sided
5.Full color
6. what method of payment do you accept , Also the quote must not include shipping because they will be picked-up.

Please provide a quote on 50,000 copies.Please send me the total cost plus tax for the above material.What type of payment do u accept.Please include your address and phone number.
Thank you and you have a great day
Bye,
Helen

Here is another one we received today. We also received one last year from Glenn Green, what a guy he is….

Good Day,

Please can you please provide quote on 200,000 copies of the flier printing
with the following specs.

1. measures 8.5′ x 11′
2. 80# Gloss Text
3. 0.25 – White boarder
4. One sided
5.Full color
6. what method of payment do you accept , Also the quote must not include shipping because they will be picked-up.

Please advise your unit pricing as we would be buying up to like 5 to 10
units of the aforesaid items at a time on one transaction for our upcoming
project.

Also let us know the type of credit or debit cards which you accepted in
making payment when purchasing from your company as to get prepared for the
payment as soon as
we receive the quotation from you.

Moreso, we would also like to make an inquiry over the HP toner cartridges
ink with the specification below,

Wow, just got an email today from your friend Don cappochino. same specifications. Boy this frosts me,this the third time I have gotten this type of email.
Other names to watch out for
Rev Pitt Brad ( it surprised me some one would try this one.)
Rev. Kay mary
Rev. Rick Catrett
And to top it off, I called the Rev Rick Catratt and his story was convincing. Almost bought, until i searched the web and got another web site that spelled out the scamm. Keep up the good work.

Hi,
Thank for emailing me back with this Information.I will need 30 of them so i want you to go ahead and email me back with the total cost of it also the type of Payment you will Accept in this Order and the days you get them ready for pick up.I want this on the banners:

ANNIVERSARY,ANNIVERSARY
THEME:AN EXTRA MILE IN THIS YEAR
VENUE: INTERNATIONAL BAPTIST CHURCH
DATE :20TH JUNE,2010
TIME : 1:00 PM

The color is Red lettering on White background.I will pick it up at your store when is ready for Shipping.Hope to hear from you soon,

I was unable to find any background info on the company below until I decided to search for the requestor’s email (mark.v103@gmail.com) and that’s how I found this site.

Thank you Kristy Derosiers for taking the time to document your experience. You definitely saved us the time and effort to continue pursuing this account. More importantly, you may have saved us from a fraudulent transaction.

” I am Glad to read back from you and i am Okay with the ( SoundAway Barrier MLV 2#, 1/4″ x 4.5′ x 15′ roll @ $151.20 per roll ) And i will be purchasing ( 45 ) pieces of them i want you to get back to me including freight changes from FREIGHT WAYS SHIPPING SERVICES

We would like to inquire if you have in stock or can help us to get the description items below,
1. DC-AC POWER INVERTER, (pure sine wave) inverter/charger 2000watts and above and it should be in 12vdc to 220/230/240vac.
2. SOLAR PANEL, 120watts and above.
3. SOLAR CHARGE CONTROLLER, 20amps and above.

Also,interested in purchasing these listed submersible well pump below,

Please advise your unit pricing as we would be buying up to like 5 to 10 units of the aforesaid items at a time on one transaction for our upcoming project.

Also let us know the type of credit or debit cards which you accepted in making payment when purchasing from your company as to get prepared for the payment as soon as we receive the quotation from you.

Thanks so much for your anticipated business relationship and cooperation. We would be waiting to hear from you.

I’m sending you this email in regards to the pick up and delivery and that is, i once work with a freight company that will be picking up the Flyers From your company and have them shipped to my new company which is located in Thailand .These Freight company are very affordable,faster and reliable and bellow are the necessary information the freight needed to provide the freight quote.

Please can you please provide quote on 200,000 copies of the flier printing
with the following specs.

1. measures 8.5′ x 11′
2. 80# Gloss Text
3. 0.25 – White boarder
4. One sided
5.Full color
6. what method of payment do you accept , Also the quote must not include shipping because they will be picked-up.

I am Glad to read back from you and i am Okay with the ( 5. Chicken (3 1/2″ x 2 1/4″)$7.90 ) And i will be purchasing ( 500 ) pieces of them i want you to get back to me including freight changes from FREIGHT WAYS SHIPPING SERVICES

Please can you please provide quote on 200,000 copies of the flier printing
with the following specs.

1. measures 8.5′ x 11′
2. 80# Gloss Text
3. 0.25 – White boarder
4. One sided
5.Full color
6. what method of payment do you accept , Also the quote must not include shipping because they will be picked-up.

This moron can’t spell “border”! What are the odds of an illiterate “Bishop”? Maybe he’s referring to some white guy who rents a room from him. And one who orders printing himself? Don’t they usually have minions or flunkies do that for them? Go figure!
____________________________________________

Good Day,

Please can you please provide quote on 200,000 copies of the flier printing

Please can you please provide quote on 200,000 copies of the flier printing
with the following specs.

1. measures 8.5′ x 11′
2. 80# Gloss Text
3. 0.25 – White boarder
4. One sided
5.Full color
6. what method of payment do you accept , Also the quote must not include shipping because they will be picked-up.

How are you doing Sir/Madam? My name is Reverend Ricky Smith.i want to order banners and look through your web site and i will like to order some of your banners.i will like you to email me with the total quote for the size below.

200 pieces 36″x60″ (in Sq Ft,i want 2250 Sq Ft)

with grommets(metal holes)

PRINT ARTWORK
Pray Without Ceasing And Worship The Lord Your God In A True Way…..

white with black text
1 side print

i am waiting for the quote without shipping cost.
WHAT TYPE OF CREDIT CARD DO YOU ACCEPT?
ARE YOU THE OWNER?
.Kindly respond to me as soon as possible for us to proceed further with the order.

Please can you please provide quote on 200,000 copies of the flier printing with the following specs.

1. measures 8.5′ x 11′
2. 80# Gloss Text
3. 0.25 – White boarder
4. One sided
5.Full color
6. what method of payment do you accept , Also the quote must not include shipping because they will be picked-up.

After the quote was sent we got the following message (sent 07-22-2010):

Hello

I’m sending you this email in regards to the pick up and delivery and that is, i once work with a freight company that will be picking up the flyers From your company and have them shipped to my new company which is located in Thailand .These Freight company are very affordable,faster and reliable and bellow are the necessary information the freight needed to provide the freight quote.

1. measures 8.5′ x 11′
2. 80# Gloss Text
3. 0.25 – White boarder
4. One sided
5.Full color
6. what method of payment do you accept , Also the quote must not include shipping because they will be picked-up.

We checked on shipping for printed material with the Aprox 7000 Lb. 4.5 skids.

Picking it up at your location to Newzealand,And its going to cost $ 7,450.92
USD That includes international airway taxes ( I.A.T), Tarrifs and custom’s
clearance duties. It takes approximately 5-7 days for delivery from the day of
pick-up.

1. measures 8.5′ x 11′
2. 80# Gloss Text
3. 0.25 – White boarder
4. One sided
5.Full color
6. what method of payment do you accept , Also the quote must not include shipping because they will be picked-up.

Hello Rebeca,
Thank you for contacting Dolphin Anchor Line, for your shipping needs.We checked on shipping products with 1500 LB… Picking it up at your location to Iceland,And its going to cost $2,840.00..That includes international Air taxes ( I.A.T), Tariffs and custom’s clearance duties. It takes approximately 5-7 days for delivery from the day of pick-up.

I will need this to be shipped to Australia but i will handle the freight charges.Please i will like you to do me this favor by contacting a freight company so you can get me the freight charges so we can proceed from there.Please can i email you back with the freight company contact so you can contact and get the freight costs and get back at me so we can proceed.Please let me know if i can forward the contact details and delivering address ,i will forward or call you for my credit card for you to ran the full charges.I hope to hear from you very soon.

I am Glad to read back from you and i am Okay with the ( S45-0000 / Rev 00A U/M EA /876.650 / CLUTCH ASSEMBLY / . And i will be purchasing ( 5 ) pieces of them i want you to get back to me including freight changes from FREIGHT WAYS SERVICES

We have received several of this same bogus / scam RFQ (noted by others above)… I’m sure solar powered water pumps are much in demand in third world countries… This was supposedly sent by Mr. Andrew Kelly – they’re *always* from a free email account:

Hello,
We would like to inquire if you have in stock or can help us to get the description items below,

Please let us know the price of each item listed above. I would also like to know type of credit card that you accepted in making payment when purchasing from your company.I really appreciate your time and business.

Here’s another that comes from the same Andrew guy as #58 above…
Hello,
We are requesting for a price and delivery quotation on these items below for purchasing as special order:
HP LASER JET PRINT CARTRIDGE
1, HP C8543X (43X) oem
2, HP Q6511A (11A) oem
3, HP C9730A (30A oem
Let have each items price above that you have in stock or you can supply us as special order.

I got this three times. We’re the city government, so this was a bizarre email to get. I responded to take me off the list (probably a mistake), and when I kept getting emails google searched. Glad I did. Stupid tricks never cease.

Hello,
We would like to inquire if you have in stock or can help us to get the description items below,

Please let us know the price of each item listed above. I would also like to know type of credit card that you accepted in making payment when purchasing from your company.I really appreciate your time and business.

I recently learned of a site that describes people’s efforts to scam these scammers. Check out this site if interested. If nothing else, it’s funny. The scammers are shown to be consistently stupid and desperate.

This clown just emailed me, I told him that he should spend more time trying to make Nigeria a better place rather than trying to scam the people who live in countries that have figured out how to have a civilized society.

Hello,
Can your company provide a quote on 60,000 copies of flyers. These will be printed with the following specification.

Thanks for this information! I came close to sending the items requested until I checked on line and found this site. When I asked the contact for information on planned usage of the cables, I got an email back saying he was ready to pay with his credit card and please get the order ready to go.

DETAILS: We received an RFQ for six of our customized programming cables. The request came from a Daniel Grace: grace.v103@yahoo.com.

Here’s one of the similar scams that I receive from our website. I googled his phone number and found this site. I can usually tell that these are scams due to the poor English used:

Hello Customer Service

With many regards to your company , Am Mr Macdonald Black with Happy Home Inc and am sending you this mail regards to some WOOD DECK TRUCK i want to order from your company so please kindly get back to me with the types of WOOD DECK TRUCK you have in-stock now as well as their prices also please advise if credit card payment is acceptable.

Have received many of these, so my boss gets a kick out of sending them quotes for hundreds of thousands of dollars, to which they never question, just approve.
However, today’s response made me laugh out loud, with this paragraph at the bottom:

Below is the shipping company’s You will get their email address and send them all the details as above.

I will be waiting for your email after you contact and got respond from the
Affordable Shipping CO.I will be traveling today to FRANCE to visit my wife at the Hospital.She is at the Labor and about to delivery my first Baby so my Family doctor just advice me to rush that so i need you to do me this favor by sending the shipping company an email now.Send this info to them as soon as possible,Hope to hear from you asap.

I will be waiting for your email after you contact and got respond from the
Affordable Shipping CO.I will be traveling today to FRANCE to visit my wife at the Hospital.She is at the Labor and about to delivery my first Baby so my Family doctor just advice me to rush that so i need you to do me this favor by sending the shipping company an email now.Send this info to them as soon as possible,Hope to hear from you asap.

And Please provide a quote on 80,000 copies and please send me an email reply back with the Estimate price of that plus tax without shipping .Advise me the method of of payment you accept.I will be Looking forward to hear back from you so that we can proceed with the Order .

Custom Artwork: $129.00 USD
Printing: $111,200.00 USD
FREE Global Shipping Worldwide! Using our international network of diplomatic couriers, we can deliver your job to any corner of the globe, FREE!

TERMS: Cash in advance. Blood diamonds, heroin, child prostitutes, small arms, medium arms, heavy arms, fissile material and/or state secrets may be used in lieu of cash. Credit Card payments are charged an additional 3.25% convenience fee. Please present this at your nearest US EMBASSY with your payment. Small farm animals are NOT ACCEPTED. Certain endangered species may be considered. All sales are final. Due to recent increases in paper prices, ink and toner prices, shipping and labor charges, and excessive theft loss, we have been forced to raise our prices by 6.66% We appreciate your continued patronage. Semper Fidelis.

Psalm 24:3-5
Who may ascend the hill of the LORD? Who may stand in his holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to an idol or swear by what is false. He will receive blessing from the LORD and vindication from God his Savior.

This was his response to my quote of $35,000… I just made up a number to see what the response would be…. Here it is:

Hello,
Thank you for the total cost of Will be $35,000 .. will recommended you to a freight company for you to contact them for the pick up.So kindly email them with the quantity and the size as well as the pick up location so that they will be able to provide you with the accurate quote.As soon as you get the quote kindly email me the total cost for both the item and the shipping cost so that i will make full payment with my credit card to you for you to start with the order.This is thefreight company contact information

Hello ,
Thank you for the total cost of Will be $2,937.00.. will
recommended you to a freight company for you to contact them for the pick up.So
kindly email them with the quantity and the size as well as the pick up location so
that they will be able to provide you with the accurate quote.As soon as you get the
quote kindly email me the total cost for both the item and the shipping cost so that
i will make full payment with my credit card to you for you to start with the
order.This is thefreight company contact information

We received the same request from Glenn Green to print 60,000 flyers. This request was quoted and some of our staff thought it was legitimate. Very scary! Fortunately we goggled the phone number and saw your site. Hope his wife has triplets! Thanks.

Hello Dave
Thank you for the total cost of Will be XXXXX will recommended you to a freight company for you to contact them for the pick up.So kindly email them with the quantity and the size as well as the pick up location so that they will be able to provide you with the accurate quote.As soon as you get the quote kindly email me the total cost for both the item and the shipping cost so that i will make full payment with my credit card to you for you to start with the order.This is thefreight company contact information

Mark,
Kindly give total cost for 50pcs of HP C9730A OEM Original and do not worry about the shipping cost we would pick up from your store when the order is ready for pick up?
Please give the total cost in USD (Dollars)
Thanks
Larry

Needless to say the order was never going to go anywhere but as far as I’m concerned the more people that know about this thief and his methods the better.

Thanks so much for your time and Understanding.Anyway am thinking on the names i will give my twins.If you have any name on your mind please give me..I need name for twins a boy and a girl.I have called my Bankers this morning and explained to them about my Transaction with your company,I would like us to go into business now and in future.Kindly calculate the total cost for my Order plus Shipping cost that affordable Shipping quoted you plus any additional charges so i can proceed to the whole payment.Once i get the whole amount my account department will then email you the Credit card for you to run the charges through.Its really nice doing business with you.

That includes international airway taxes (I.A.T), Tarries, custom’s clearance duties with 2 to 3 working days.Affordable Freight receives payment via ( Western Union , Money Gram & Bank Transfer ).Please don’t hesitate to get back to us if you need any other inquiry. We will take care of you and your Shipping till it gets to the delivery destination. We look forward to serving you to your fullest satisfaction as well in near future.you can give us all inquiries via email since it will be convenient for our records.if you need anything don’t hesitate to contact us because we will always be at your service.and we will also handle the packaging and crating for shipment.

Kindly confirm availability and get back to me with the total cost to pay, so that we can pay the necessary deposit charges for the rooms to be reserved for them. Am waiting for your urgent response as soon as possible.

I’m sending you this email in regards to the pick up and delivery and that is, i once work with a freight company that will be picking up the flyers From your company and have them shipped to my new company which is located in Newzealand.These Freight company are very affordable,faster and reliable , So i will like you to contact the shippers on my behave so that you can get me the shipping estimate from them and bellow are the necessary information the freight needed to provide the freight quote.

Good Morning,
The price for 200,000 Flyers Printed One side Full Colour on White 80lb Gloss Text is $5825.00 plus 13% tax ( unless you are tax exempt ) This price is based on You supplying a file of high quality press ready final art.. We except Cash or Certified Cheques for first time customers and would require $4500.00 deposit and balance on delivery . We will let you know what types of files we would require if you want us to proceed with your order. Thank You for the opportunity to Quote on your printing requirements

Please can you please provide quote on 200,000 copies of the flier printing with the following specs.

1. 0.25 – White boarder
2. 80# Gloss Text
3.One sided
4. Full Colour
5. measures 8.5′ x 11′
6. what method of payment do you accept , Also the quote must not include shipping because they will be picked-up.
7. I want it to be flat.

Kindly confirm availability and get back to me with the total cost to pay, so that we can pay the necessary deposit charges for the rooms to be reserved for them. Am waiting for your urgent response as soon as possible.

I’m Robert Williams with Continental Robert Shop,Am sending you an email in regards to order of Banners.Am looking for Size 32″x 60” with grommet on the banner.I want this Message on the banner is ( Church of Christ ) .I would like you to go ahead and calculate the cost for 50 Qty Plus Tax excluding shipping because this would be picked up at your Location.Would these order be ready within 14 days,I need them Urgently.What type of payment do your company accept.Kindly send method Quote and call me as soon as you email me on Below Number.Hope to hear from you soon

Looks like they’ve made their way to Canada.
We’ve been contacted numerous times for printing and banners from Rev. Fred Walker but don’t reply back with a quote. But because Sterling Marking Products (London, Ontario, Canada) has many divisions we were again contacted Just prior to Christmas – but this time it was Mr. Daniel Grace of Grace & Sons of NY looking for Branding Irons – 8 to be exact. After he was quoted, he asked the Irons to be shipped to Batten & Sons in Sweden. That’s when I researched both companies and found this site. Thank you for having these posts available. It saved us thousands of dollars.

It’s hard enough in today’s economy to make an honest dollar – without having these thieves stealing from us. We have to have each other’s back in our fight to keep our businesses going – help out a fellow business owners/associates – let them know about this fraudulent act – forward them this link – I did 🙂

I’m Robert Williams with Continental Robert Shop,Am sending you an email in regards to order of Banners.Am looking for Size 32″x 60″ with grommet on the banner.I want this Message on the banner is ( Church of Christ ) .I would like you to go ahead and calculate the cost for 50 Qty Plus Tax excluding shipping because this would be picked up at your Location.Would these order be ready within 14 days,I need them Urgently.What type of payment do your company accept.Kindly send method Quote and call me as soon as you email me on Below Number.Hope to hear from you soon

And Please provide a quote on 80,000 copies and please send me an email reply back with the Estimate price of that plus tax without shipping .Advise me the method of of payment you accept.I will be Looking forward to hear back from you so that we can proceed with the Order .

I’m Robert Williams with Continental Robert Shop,Am sending you an email in regards to order of Banners.Am looking for Size 32″x 60″ with grommet on the banner.I want this Message on the banner is ( Church of Christ ) .I would like you to go ahead and calculate the cost for 50 Qty Plus Tax excluding shipping because this would be picked up at your Location.Would these order be ready within 14 days,I need them Urgently.What type of payment do your company accept.Kindly send method Quote and call me as soon as you email me on Below Number.Hope to hear from you soon

Mr. Thomas Batten contacted me with an enquiry about custom dice. I didn’t know then that it was a scammer, so I prompted him to take a look at my blog and inform me of whatever dice he wanted. His last email contained:

I am Glad to read back from you and i gone through your website i am Okay with the ( Metal machined dice: 36 sided dipyramid: 50€ ) And i will be purchasing ( 100 ) pieces of them i want you to get back to me including freight changes from FREIGHT WAYS SERVICES

Kindly confirm availability and get back to me with the total cost to pay, so that we can pay the necessary deposit charges for the rooms to be reserved for them. Am waiting for your urgent response as soon as possible.

Hello Customer,
Good day..
My name is Mr Peter Cook with the Peter & Son’s Inc And i am sending this email to your business in regards to the order for some Flyer’s and the Sizes that i am looking for are :

And Please provide a quote on 80,000 copies and please send me an email reply back with the Estimate price of that plus tax without shipping .Advise me the method of of payment you accept.I will be Looking forward to hear back from you so that we can proceed with the Order .

Urgently waiting to hear from you soon.
Thank you.
Best Regards
PETER COOKjan_u8@yahoo.com

Bishop Carl seems to be based in Ghana (despite his Jacksonville contact line), and wants a quote on capacitors. I sent him an edited version of the Jameco catalog. Of course, I don’t have any capacitors. Capacitors are smaller than other items being asked for in this scam, so I might even send him a few bricks of styrofoam (yes, I’m willing to spend a few bucks to piss off a scammer), we’ll see where this goes.

Mugu was dumb enough to send his pitch to an abuse reporting address too.

The wording alone should be a tip off and send up all sorts of red flags

Greetings Customer Service

I’m Larry Williams with Continental Robert Shop,Am sending you an email in regards to order of Banners.Am looking for Size 32″x 60″ with grommet on the banner.I want this Message on the banner is ( Church of Christ ) .I would like you to go ahead and calculate the cost for 50 Qty Plus Tax excluding shipping because this would be picked up at your Location.Would these order be ready within 14 days,I need them Urgently.What type of payment do your company accept.Kindly send method Quote and call me as soon as you email me on Below Number.Hope to hear from you soon

Best Regards
Company Owner
Robert Williams
Continental Robert Williams
Phone : 862-239-8936

Hello, How are you today?I wanted to know if you have the the listed items below in stock or maybe you can help us to get them, 1: SOLAR CHARGE CONTROLLER, 20amps and above.2: Grundfos SQ Flex 11 SQF -2 Submersible pump 3: 180watt or 235watt solar panel. 4: Shurflo Pumps ( Model 9325-043-101)9300 Submersible Pump 5: DC-AC POWER INVERTER 1000watts and above and it should be in 12vdc to 220/230/240vac Also interested in the toners descriptions below 1: HP Q6511A (11A) OEM2: HP C8543X (43X) OEM3: HP C9730A (30A) OEM Please quote us your firm price for the following goods. I would also like to know the type of credit card that you accepted in making payment when purchasing from your company.I really appreciate your time and business. GE HARDWARE SUPPLY173 SE 100 Avenue,Ellinwood, KS , 67526,gehardwaresupply@gmail.com Barry.

With all the paper products these guys are trying to order, I thought you all should know they are safety conscious and are also trying to order fire extinguishers.

Here’s their email and our response:
On 3/1/2011 6:01 PM, Glen Green wrote:
> Good Day,
>
> Am Glen Green and i will to order Abc Fire Extinguishers with the following specs.
>
> SIZE 5-LB ABC EXTINGUISHERS
> Quantity:60
>
> I will like you to send me an email response with the picked up price for this sizes and if you don’t have this size or type available kindly email me with the sizes you have available. Kindly respond to me as soon as possible for us to proceed further with the order.
>
> Glen Green
>
> email;glenshop81@yahoo.com
>
>

Our prices are posted on our website http://www.bestfireco.com.
We would have to order more 5 LB ABC extinguishers to fill your order for pickup at our service center.
We would require a 60% security deposit via cash or certified check to place the order for 60 fire extinguishers.
Please provide the following information so we can further assist you.

Please let us know the price of each item listed above. I would also like to know type of
credit card that you accepted in making payment when purchased from your company.I really appreciate your time and business.

Hello,
This is Paul Morgan; I will like to know if you stock DENSO SPARK PLUG SC20HR11.
If you have it in stock or you can help to special order it, I will like to order for 200 plugs. So kindly get back to me with the total cost of the above quantity, while I will send my credit card information for the payment and send my FedEx driver for the pickup. I will be looking forward to your response.

With regards to your Company.This is Mr.Thomas Batten
with Batten & Co Company Ltd and i am sending these email Regards to order some
Banners and i will need the Qty 50 with the size of 30 by 60 inches

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They then notice my request form is limited to characters, so, I get a follow up with everything in it.

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Hello

With regards to your Company.This is Mr.Thomas Batten
with Batten & Co Company Ltd and i am sending these email Regards to order some
Banners and i will need the Qty 50 with the size of 30 by 60 inches l
want you to Print On the Banners ( GIVE ARMS TO THE POOR ) and i want
printing to be in Blue colour and the Background Colour to be White
.I want you to go ahead and quote me the total pick up prices plus
tax without shipping so that i will go ahead and issue you with my
master card for you to run for the Total Charges ….. Looking
forward to hear back from you so that we can proceed with the Payment
and make arrangement for the Pick Up ………….

Hope to hear from you soon

Thank you
Mr.Thomas Batten

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And then I follow up requesting shipping information since we do not provided pickup orders and get this:

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Hello Brandee Diggs.

Thanks a lot for your concerns on this order,actually i will you to quote me not please shipping cost OK so that i can tell you what to do next ,thanks and hope to hear from you soon

Warm Regards Here
Thomas Batten

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… and then another follow up from them

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Please quote me Qty 50 with the size of 30 by 60 inches and also i find it heard to order on online so kindly email back with the price base the Qty 50 with the size of 30 by 60 inches so that we can proceed with my full payment right away.

Hello Shane ,
I am Rev,Fred. I email you to know if you do sell Bottled water…… If YES i want to know if you do carry 5 gallon And the cost price for one bottle and the Grand Total Cost for 200 bottles and this order is for my partner which will like to supply for poor rural areas.. that i would like to order with the method of payment you do accept for orders..The order will be picked up from your end…. I’m looking forward to hear from you soon.

Best Regarding

Rev,Fred

Looks like Rev Fred isnt that smart considering he has used this name more than once already and when you search “rev fred walker scam” on google this website is one of the first to come up :p

I am Glad to read back from you and i went through your website and i am Okay with the ( Dinah Elephant Single Hook /SKU: 139-410 / $32.00 each/. And i will be purchasing ( 200 ) pieces of them i want you to get back to me including freight changes from LOAD FREIGHT CO

Comments or Questions:: To the Owner, My name is Rev John Owen.i will like to know if you sell or make banners.below is the information of the Banners: 10 pieces of 36 x 72 10 pieces of 24 x 96 10 pieces of 36 x 60 10 pieces of 36 x 120 10 pieces of 48 x 48 10 pieces of 48 x 96 10 pieces of 48 x 144 with grommets(metal holes) PRINT ARTWORK Pray Without Ceasing And Worship The Lord Your God In A True Way….. white with black text 1 side print Kindly email me the pick up quote for pieces of each banner because after i have received the total i will send you the contact details of the shipping company i will be using so that you will contact them and get me the shipping charges and i will make the full payment for the banners and shipping to you for you to start my order.i will like to know the price excluding shipping.I will like you to send me an email response with the picked up price for each size and if you don’t have this size or type available kindly email me with the sizes you have available. WHAT TYPE OF CREDIT CARD DO YOU ACCEPT? ARE YOU THE OWNER? .Kindly respond to me as soon as possible for us to proceed further with the order. Thank You, Rev John Owen. Email Address: john.owen2g0@gmail.com

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Greetings Customer Service

I’m Robert Williams with Continental Robert Shop,Am sending you an email in regards to order of Banners.Am looking for Size 32″x 60″ with grommet on the banner.I want this Message on the banner is ( Church of Christ ) .I would like you to go ahead and calculate the cost for 50 Qty Plus Tax excluding shipping because this would be picked up at your Location.Would these order be ready within 14 days,I need them Urgently.What type of payment do your company accept.Kindly send method Quote and call me as soon as you email me on Below Number.Hope to hear from you soon

I am Glad to read back from you and i went through your website and i am Okay with the ( Belt massage with heating therapy function Used as massage shoulder,back, buttock,thigh,waist and leg parts / Options: N/A / $ 75.38. And i will be purchasing 100 pieces of them i want you to get back to me including freight changes from LOAD FREIGHT CO

I am Glad to read back from you and i am Okay with the ( foil machine (not w a webtrack for heat transfers @ at $10,000. And i will be purchasing 1 pieces of them i want you to get back to me including freight changes from LOAD FREIGHT CO

i will be purchasing ( 25 ) pieces And ,i will recommend a freight company for the pick up of the items to ( Sweden ).Now i want you to contact this shipping company with the total weight of the UNIT ,find out the freight quote how much it will cost me . The delivery address is below:

Please contact them with the information below.

1. The pick-up address
2. The delivery Address:
3. The total weight on this shipment

Try and CC me a copy of what you will be sending to the freight company..

And including the pick-up location and they will surely get you a freight quote .As soon as you her from them let me know so that i can proceed with the transaction . I will make payment with my Credit Card,

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Attached is the file for printing. It’s a PDF file and has about 300dpi. I will like you to contact ATLANTIC FREIGHT SERVICE COMPANY(atlanticfreight@cooltoad.com) with your store location, the total weight on the flyers,the delivery address below and request for a freight quote. Please let me know how much it will cost me in totality to have these flyers printed and shipped.

Got the same with the same requestor that was listed above. You would at least think maybe they would use a new e-mail address. Fred Walker seemed desperate to push the job throuhg & when a full deposit was requested & declined he decided to cancel his order. I tried to get an address location other than the Netherlands, but he would not provide any information, nor would he contact me dirctly, and then he spamed me lol
Hello,
Can your company provide a quote on 60,000 copies of flyers. These will be
printed with the following specification.

Hello Dave
Thank you for the total cost of Will be XXXXX will recommended you to a freight company for you to contact them for the pick up.So kindly email them with the quantity and the size as well as the pick up location so that they will be able to provide you with the accurate quote.As soon as you get the quote kindly email me the total cost for both the item and the shipping cost so that i will make full payment with my credit card to you for you to start with the order.This is thefreight company contact information

I am presently at step 7 in the process. I received $9700 yesterday from visa.

Here’s how it started…..

Good day.

I am Mike Johnson and i am sending in this email in regard to a Purchase that i want to make from your company.I will like to make a Purchase ( Curl Bars ). And i will like to know the various models or the ones that you do have in stock as now. I will need you to get back to me with the above information. Also i will like to know the Lead/ Turnaround time to have most Order ready to ship after purchase. And do you take credit card as a method of payment. Get back to me as soon as you can so i can proceed with the Order.

Thanks & Best Regards
Mike Johnson

MC LAND SHIPPING COMPANY INT.

Dear Customer,

Thank you for your interest in using Mcland Shipping Co Int for your shipping needs. We checked on shipping of 375 pounds. From XXXXXX, To Mr Jack & Son’s Engine Co Ltd, Hagagatan 1, vi, SE-113 49 Stockholm, SWEDEN And the Shipping cost will be $2950.00

This includes International Airway Taxes ( I . A . T ) , Tariff and custom’s clearance duties. Product is very secured in our custody and well protected until aim of delivery is excellently completed. It takes approximately 5 – 7 business working days for delivery from the day of pick-up

Do they think we’re idiots? Here’s the email I just received (not responding, obviously):

Dear Customer

This Mike Johnson with Mr Jack & Son’s Engine Co Ltd. regarding to your company to order some ( Dandux Vinyl ) ,i will like to know the specific you have in stock and get me the sales price of each so that i will let you known the quantity i will be ordering,do you take credit card as a method of payment .Advise

Bill Jones billjonesinc@gmail.com to me
show details 9:40 AM (3 minutes ago)
Hello
Good day..
My name is Bill Jones with the Bill Jones Inc And i am sending this email to your business in regards to the order for some Banners with the specification below :

1. measures 30 x 60 inches
2. One sided
3. Full copies Black Ink on White on Vinyl
4. l want you to write on the Banner ( HELP LETS SAVE THE CHILDREN ) For the Artwork.
5. Hemmed With 4 grommet

And Please provide an Estimate quote on 100 copies plus tax without shipping.Advise the method of of payment you accept so that we can proceed .I will be Looking forward to hear back from you soon.

We got this email on our company email yesterday – it sounded strange and worded like one of those Nigerian scam things so I googled it and came up with several sites talking about the scam – for fun I wrote back to him and gave a really high price, and of course he responded right away!

Hello
Good day..
My name is Bill Jones with the Bill Jones Inc And i am sending this email to your business in regards to the order for some Banners with the specification below :

1. measures 30 x 60 inches
2. One sided
3. Full copies Black Ink on White on Vinyl
4. l want you to write on the Banner ( HELP LETS SAVE THE CHILDREN ) For the Artwork.
5. Hemmed With 4 grommet

And Please provide an Estimate quote on 100 copies plus tax without shipping.Advise the method of of payment you accept so that we can proceed .I will be Looking forward to hear back from you soon.

We are from England and have just had a very similar scam, when we received the email it sounded odd so we hiked the price substantially and they wouldnt let us use our courier which was three times cheaper. The said printing was going to Netherlands. Alarm bells ringing big time. So I spent 15 minutes on the internet and found your site.

And Please provide a quote on 100,000 copies and please send me an email reply back with the Estimate price of that plus tax without shipping .Advise me the method of of payment you accept.I will be Looking forward to hear back from you so that we can proceed with the Order .Urgently waiting to hear from you soon.Thank you.

Received an email looking for a quote for desks. (we fix computers), not really paying attention because it was for someone else I let him know he had confused us with another company. He responded back asking “How Much for Desk Doctors Computers” thats when I realized something was not right. Here is the email chain.
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From: Robert Williams [mailto:robert.williams990@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, August 29, 2011 10:49 AM
To: [removed]
Subject: Order request!

Greetings Customer Service

My name is Robert Williams and i have contact you to know if you can make me an inquiry of some Desks. Below is the type of Desks i want to order:

I received this e-mail in the e-mail I use for my business. It is the 2nd one like this that I have received. Each e-mail was from a different person, but they were both about ordering a bunch of candles. I answered the 1st one and when he finally told me to use a shipping company I had never heard of, I finally told him I was not interested any longer.

Getting this second e-mail prompted me to search the internet for the company through searching for their phone number: (661)-771-6987. That’s when I found this site. Here’s the e-mail I received:

Greetings Customer Service

I’m Paul Kingsley with Continental Paul Shop,Am sending you an email in regards to order of Candle.Am looking for Size 3″ x 12″ Candle . .I would like you to go ahead and calculate the cost for 300 Qty Plus Tax excluding shipping because this would be picked up at your Location.i want them in white color Would these order be ready within 14 days,I need them Urgently.What type of payment do your company accept.Kindly send method Quote and call me as soon as you email me on Below Number.Hope to hear from you soon

I am familiar with the Nigerian scams about inheriting millions of dollars and this smacks of those scams. Two of the ways to tell that those Nigerian scams are scams are:
– They are always addressed to some generic person
– The English used and grammar used is horrible

The above e-mail fits both of these criteria.

Since this e-mail did not have an opt out link in it, I put it in my Junk mail. That way, if I ever get any more e-mail from this sender, it will go to junk. I then deleted all of my junk mail.

Something in a few of the emails just jumped out at me (I don’t own a business and haven’t received one of these at work that I’ve seen, I’m just on a fraud-reading binge) and that’s the use of the words “go ahead”.

I seem to recall being told, when I worked at a company with partial outsourcing to India, that “go ahead” or “go ahead and” is a phrase that might be heard often when receiving instructions from an outsourced employee and, while it sounds rude to a westerner, is actually sort of a particular translation of an Indian phrase that is quite polite.

Of course I’ve looked into that just now and can’t find any evidence to back me up, but I thought I’d mention it just in case it’s true and helps out anybody thinking about trying to track the origin of these scams.

I work for a company in Australia who commissions work and equipment from overseas. The reality of international shipping is that we like to control the shipping process — when we’ve let suppliers handle that in the past they often stuff up the customs paperwork, leaving our order stranded whilst we educate the supplier about the correct way to do international commerce.

The main thing which distinguishes us from these scammers is that we will pay for the shipping and marine insurance — all you need to do is to pack the product.

We usually pay Ex Works; that is, you are paid by bank transfer when the goods are on your loading dock. We don’t pay until our customs agent says the goods are boxed and on the loading dock and you don’t let the boxes go into a truck until your bank says nice things. Because of timezone differences there is usually a gap of a day each between inspection, payment, and shipment.

If we both used the same customs agent, we might slightly optimise that by having the agent pick up the goods, but acting as your agent until your bank was happy, then you’d sign over the shipment to us.

If we did do a Delivery Duty Paid shipment then it is fully expected that the supplier’s shipper is used. Part of the appeal of DDP is that the buyer need not deal with shipping and customs, and so interesting ourselves in those details would undermine why we would choose DDP in the first place. You would tell your shipping company to clear customs but to hold before local delivery. You would then ensure that payment was complete prior to local delivery.

I hope the above gives you a notion of how international commerce works, and so better identify scammers.

And what i need on the flyers is ( save the children ) and the background should be in yellow and the writing white and so let me know the total cost of 60,000 copies and also the form of payment you accept so that i will know what to do next hope this will help . pls advise .

Please contact them with the information below:
1. The pick-up address
2. The delivery Address:
3. The total weight on this shipment
Try and CC me a copy of what you will be sending to the freight company…

Also a soon as they get back to you email me with the total cost for both the Units cost and the shipping cost you will be receiving from them, for me to finalize the payment with the credit cards.thank you once again and hope to hear from you soon.

I’m Paul Kingsley with Continental Paul Shop,Am sending you an email in regards to order of Candle.Am looking for Size 3″ x 12″ Candle . .I would like you to go ahead and calculate the cost for 500 Qty Plus Tax excluding shipping because this would be picked up at your Location.

Would these order be ready within 14 days,I need them Urgently.What type of payment do your company accept.Kindly send method Quote and call me as soon as you email me on Below Number.Hope to hear from you soon

I received the same message as Della #14 above did… This is a scam email and it has been reported to my company and fraud departments.

Hello Customer

I’m Paul Kingsley with Continental Paul Shop,Am sending you an email in regards to order of Candle.Am looking for Size 3″ x 12″ Candle . .I would like you to go ahead and calculate the cost for 300 Qty Plus Tax excluding shipping because this would be picked up at your Location.i want them in white color Would these order be ready within 14 days,I need them Urgently.What type of payment do your company accept.Kindly send method Quote and call me as soon as you email me on Below Number.Hope to hear from you soon

kindly email me with a total the picked up price for this sizes and if you don’t have this size or type available kindly email me with the sizes you have available. I will like to know the terms or forms of payment you accept Kindly respond to me as soon as possible for us to proceed further with the order.

I got this Oct 10, 2011. Being a new company I jumped at the chance for a big job. But the longer this went on I got suspicious. Then when the shipping to Norway request came in and he wanted me to do it, it made me really sure something was not right. He was totally unconcerned about the artwork and was totally happy with the first price I quoted him. I have just sent him an email telling him I found this scam and I will not be able to help him with this job any longer. I guess we will see what happens!

And what i need on the flyers is ( save the children ) and the background should be in yellow and the writing white and so let me know the total cost of 60,000 copies and also the form of payment you accept so that i will know what to do next hope this will help . pls advise .

Best Regards
Tom Bence

Hi Debbie

Thank you a lot for the time and interest,Also am ready to proceed but am going to recommend you to a freight company for the pickup,Am shipping this to a First Universalist Church in Norway and i will like you to contact this freight company for the pickup:(unlimitedfreight@live.com), and the information that the shipping company will request in order to provide you with the shipping charges is

Below is the delivery address:
International Baptist Church of Norway
Postboks 170
1300 Sandvika
Norway

And include your pickup location and they will surely get back to you with the freight quote.As soon as they get back to you with the freight quote,then ad it to the unit cost and email me with the grand total of the unit including shipping all together so that i can finalize the order with my credit card.Thanks and hope to hear from you soon.

My name is Paul Kingsley and i have contact you to know if you can make me an inquiry of some file Cabinet with locks on it i need Cabinet and Below is the type of Cabinet i want to order:

file cabinet:
3 Drawer
36”W x 18”D x 42”H
Quantity:-10

I will like you to go ahead and e-mail me back with the quotes Price of the Cabinet and the terms or forms of Payments you do accept for us to proceed…Hope to hear from you and have a Nice working day.

I got one of these today, and get them every so often. This one was from fred_walker41@yahoo.com. I thought it looked like one of these scams so I Googled the email address and found this page! With the guys email already on here! Just want people to be aware and not fall for it. Punctuation is usually wierd and usually from a Reverand or church related. Usually for 8.5×11 flyers. Thanks! Here’s what the email was:

“Hello,
Can your company provide a quote on 60,000 copies of flyers. These will be printed with the following specification.

We got an echo from Fred Walker. Didn’t buy into it, as the client gave us a residential address from Los Angeles, a phone number from Cleveland, OH, wants us to contact a shipping company from Ghana, Africa, to send 60,000 fliers to a non-existent B $ H corporation in Amsterdam (whose address happens to be the same as the University of Amerstam’s). They gave us non-sensical artwork (“STOP CHILD LABOR”) and expect us to take credit card.

We’re in the habit of working locally, so this request didn’t seem to make sense.

My name is Paul Kingsley and i have contact you to know if you can make me an inquiry of some file Cabinet with locks on it i need Cabinet and Below is the type of Cabinet i want to order:

file cabinet:
3 Drawer
36”W x 18”D x 42”H
Quantity:-10

I will like you to go ahead and e-mail me back with the quotes Price of the Cabinet and the terms or forms of Payments you do accept for us to proceed…Hope to hear from you and have a Nice working day.

We get emails like this 3 or 4 times a year. On one, I responded with an expletive and told them I reported them to the FBI. They responded by trying to send me back a Hallmark card attachment with a trojan virus inside. I fortunately knew about the greeting card scams “Somebody is thinking about you and has sent you a card. etc….) so I just deleted it.
I agree with the post that if you decide to respond and tell these people off, do it with a throw-away email account.

And what i need on the flyers is ( save the children ) and the background should be in yellow and the writing white and so let me know the total cost of 60,000 copies and also the form of payment you accept so that i will know what to do next hope this will help . pls advise .

My name is Paul Kingsley and i have contact you to know if you can make me an inquiry of some file Cabinet with locks on it i need Cabinet and Below is the type of Cabinet i want to order:

file cabinet:
3 Drawer
36”W x 18”D x 42”H
Quantity:-10

I will like you to go ahead and e-mail me back with the quotes Price of the Cabinet and the terms or forms of Payments you do accept for us to proceed…Hope to hear from you and have a Nice working day.

My name is Paul Kingsley and i have contact you to know if you can make me an inquiry of some file Cabinet with locks on it i need Cabinet and Below is the type of Cabinet i want to order:

file cabinet:
3 Drawer
36”W x 18”D x 42”H
Quantity:-10

I will like you to go ahead and e-mail me back with the quotes Price of the Cabinet and the terms or forms of Payments you do accept for us to proceed…Hope to hear from you and have a Nice working day.

And what i need on the flyers is ( save the children ) and the background should be in yellow and the writing white and so let me know the total cost of 60,000 copies and also the form of payment you accept so that i will know what to do next hope this will help . pls advise .

I will like you to go ahead and e-mail me back with the quotes Price of the Bedroom Chest and the terms or forms of Payments you do accept for us to proceed…Hope to hear from you and have a Nice working day.

We received the same email for 80,000 save the children request from mikeherberts2@gmail.com for the same flyer. I am so glad I found this as we had invested too much time in determining if we would proceed. So glad we did not! I actually think the man called on the phone to get my real name and company email to send this order to. It seems like someone could trace the credit card and know exactly who the culprit behind these are. Anyone had success getting and keeping the money?

This is Billy Morgan I just want to make an Purchase for File Cabinet:
Features Specifications Size:3 Drawer 36″W x 18″D x 42″H,.. If you can get
any nearest specification, and Let me know the Pricing, Also Let me know
what major credit card you do accept ? Thanks very much for your Concern,
Quantity:-10

how are you today? well hopefully you are doing good. anyway, we are a group of contractor dealing with general merchandise and we wanted to make an inquiry if you deal or you have an idea in getting us the listed items below,

We would request you to provide your firm quotation of the following products listed :

1. OEM HP 78 Tri-color Inkjet Print Cartridge (C6578DN)

QTY: 124 Pcs

N.B. Indicate the types of credit card that you accept.

It would help us decide faster if you can send the quotation latest by the end of today. If it is found satisfactory we are ready to order more of the same variety, also please indicate when your price quote shall expire.

I googled the email address given and found this site. Looks like the same address/name has been used before. Below is the email I received today. Email address was scottgoheen4@gmail.com

Good day,
My name is Scott Goheen and i will like to order DOCK FLOATS for an organization.Email me the unit prices of the types listed below and others you do carry in stock and i will let you know the quantity am interested in purchasing.I will also will want to know if you charge extra on credit card payments. Your urgent response will be of importance.

Thank you very much for your email.well i am okay with the cost as $8,155. And i will to recommend you to a freight company for the pick up of the Units to ( Sweden ).. Now i want you to contact this shipping company with the total weight of the Units ,find out the freight quote how much it will cost me . The delivery address is below :

1. The pick-up address
2. The delivery Address:
3. The total weight on this shipment

Try and CC me a copy of what you will be sending to the freight company…

Also a soon as they get back to you email me with the total cost for both the Units cost and the shipping cost you will be receiving from them, for me to finalize the payment with the credit cards.thank you once again and hope to hear from you soon.

Got another one! From email: johnlee3004@gmail.com
I can see they have used this email address before when I google the email.

Good Day,

My name is Mr John Lee.I will like to know if you can special order on dock cleats for me.Bellow are the sizes i am interested in:

240PCS OF Cast aluminum 10″ S Cleat CLEAT.

250PCS OF ATTWOOD DOCK CLEAT, 8″, CAST IRON, GALVANIZED

300PCS OF Galvanized Steel Cleats 8″

However,This is going to be a pick up from your shop as soon as i ordered and they are ready for delivery.Please kindly get back to me with the price for each and also the total cost for all the pieces requested.Finally,i will like to know if you do accept MasterCard/Visa.Please advice ASAP.

Thanks so much for the quote, I would like you to know that I am so much interested to proceed with the printing of my Order from your Company.

I Would Provide You with My Credit Card Information for the Payment of the 60,000 Copies Flyers + Shipping Cost But I First would Like Us to Proceed to Pick Up Arrangement with a Local Shipping Agency Here In U.s.a Contact Mr.Mark Robison Via st.alimshippingfreight@gmail.com with the Total Weight , Size , Dimension and As well as the Pick Up Location of the 60,000 Copies Flyers to be Delivered Below ,

Lisa Bright
Tegeluddsvagen 5,
Stockholm Sweden ,
SE-11 579.

Ask them the Shipping Cost and Get Back to me with the Estimated Cost of the 60,000 Copies Flyers for me to Proceed and Issue You My Credit Card Information for You to Run and Charge The Required Amount for Both Payment and As well alert the Shipper’s Your Ready Pick Up Day and Time . .Thanks and Awaiting Response Real Soon .

Got a news flash for everyone regarding Money Orders. Just like a check, Stop Pay orders can be placed on them, meaning you lose your money. Had a run-in with a client over this topic many years ago, and we did get our money after threatening criminal action. Doubt that the laws on this matter have changed much in the ensuing years.

Credit cards transactions, even if paid in the normal 3 banking day routine, can be recalled days, or weeks later, and you the merchant are the loser, not these scammers.

The best idea, when you know you are dealing with a scam, stop contact.

Hello,
My name is Gary Larry and Can you please quote me
on printing 60,000 copies of Flyers with the following specs.

a. measures 8.5′ x 11′
b. 80# Gloss Text
c. One Side printing

Please provide quote on 60,000 copies.Also i will like to know the
form of payment that you do accept.please quote accordingly or get
back to me so that i can supply art-work. I hope to hear from you
soon.

Please can you please provide quote on 80,000 copies of the flier printing with the following specs.

A. 80# Gloss Text
B. 0.25 – White boarder
C. Full Colour
D. One sided
E. measures 8.5′ x 11′
F. I want it to be flat.
G. what method of payment do you accept ,Also the quote must not include shipping because they will be picked-up.

It came from the email jame.larry41@yahoo.com. I responded with a quote because, at the time, I had no reason to doubt its legitimacy. Today, however, I received a reply stating that the item would need to be shipped to the Netherlands. Here is the email:

Thank you very much for your email, with the total price of $6,000 , And i will like you to know that i am shipping this printing to a client in NETHERLANDS and I will like to recommend a freight company and see how much it will also cost (AIRWIDECARGOFREIGHT1@HOTMAIL.COM) for the pick up of the items to ( NETHERLANDS ).. Now I want you to contact them through their email address with the information below and request for the freight quote.

Please contact them with the information below.

1. The pick-up address
2. The delivery Address below
3. The total weight on this shipment

Try and CC me a copy of what you will be sending to the freight company.
And including the pick-up location and they will surely get you a freight quote .As soon as you hear from them let me know so that i can proceed with the transaction . I will make payment with my Credit Card, .
Thank you.

James Larry Co Ltd
717 N Highland Ave # 27
Los Angeles, CA 90038 .

So needless to say, I did a little googling because it seemed a little strange that someone from LA would contact a small-time printer in New England about a job going to the Netherlands (also look at that freight company email address, seriously? you couldn’t do better than a hotmail address…..?) Thanks to Google Maps street view, I determined no such place existed and happened to stumble upon this website, so I thought I’d share this with you all.

My name is Scott Beard am with the Scott Shop Inc And i am sending this email to your business in regards printing 70,000 copies of Flyers with the following specs.

a. measures 8.5′ x 11′
b. 80# Gloss Text
c.one sided
d. Full color

Please provide quote on 70,000 copies . Kindly respond to me as soon as possible for us to proceed further with the order.

Best Regards
Scott Beard
email;scottshop80@gmail.com

Hi Lari

Thank you a lot for the time and interest,Also am ready to proceed but am going to recommend you to a freight company for the pickup,Am shipping this to a First Universalist Church in Norway and i will like you to contact this freight company for the pickup:(tapwoodfreightco@live.com), and the information that the shipping company will request in order to provide you with the shipping charges is

Below is the delivery address:
International Baptist Church of Norway
Postboks 170
1300 Sandvika
Norway

And include your pickup location and they will surely get back to you with the freight quote.As soon as they get back to you with the freight quote,then ad it to the unit cost and email me with the grand total of the unit including shipping all together so that i can finalize the order with my credit card.Thanks and hope to hear from you soon.

Scott Beard

Note : Advice the shipping that is Urgent Okay

On Thu, Apr 5, 2012 at 5:44 PM, Lari Power wrote:
It would be about 5 days. But i need to talk to you regarding your job before i get it in the works. Please call me when you have a good phone line, as i couldn’t hear you when i called. Also, i am concerned about your image. There is no contact information and it seems a strange flyer to have 70,000 copies printed with nothing but Save the Children.
Thank you. Also, how did you find me? Did someone recommend me to you?
Lari

On Apr 5, 2012, at 9:04 AM, Scott Beard wrote:

Thanks for your reply.am ok with the price

Do you accept the major credit cards as a form of payment?
Let me know how soon can it be ready for pick-up at your location
I await your response soon.

Regard
Scott Beard

On Wed, Apr 4, 2012 at 2:30 PM, Lari Power wrote:
The price is $4404 on 100# Gloss book, delivered to Rodeo. Costs more for you to pick up.
Your artwork only says “Save the Children”?
There is no type that didn’t come through in the translation?
On new clients, I need payment in advance through PayPal. I send and invoice and you pay via card, check or whatever.
I look foreward to hearing from you and working with you Scott.
Lari Power

On Apr 4, 2012, at 1:03 PM, Scott Beard wrote:

Thanks for your reply.Per your request,this is my contact information below for your records and i will like you to get me the price let me know how soon can it be ready for pick-up at your location so that i can proceed Do not include shipping.Thanks and hope to read from you soon.

Well am glad to see your reply, attached is the file for printing and i will like you to get me the quote let me know how soon can it be ready for pick-up at your location so that i can proceed?Thanks and hope to read from you soon

Thank You.

On Wed, Apr 4, 2012 at 6:58 PM, Islandgrafx wrote:
What is your timeline. When/where do you need them?

Looking for Professional Audio equipment. Tentatively I gave him a price and then received this email.

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Thank you very much for your email. I am ok with the price of you provided, And i need (4) for now, Which is $ 5,157.84.00, But i will like you to know that i am shipping this Unit to a client in NETHERLANDS and I will like to recommend a freight company and see how much it will also cost (AIRWIDECARGOFREIGHT1@HOTMAIL.COM) for the pick up of the items to ( NETHERLANDS ).. Now I want you to contact them through their email address with the information below and request for the freight quote.

Please contact them with the information below.

1. The pick-up address
2. The delivery Address below
3. The total weight on this shipment

Try and CC me a copy of what you will be sending to the freight company. And including the pick-up location and they will surely get you a freight quote .As soon as you hear from them let me know so that i can proceed with the transaction . I will make full payment with my Credit Card.

Jackmoore432@gmail.com wanted 50 plus items on my website and listed a bogus shipping company. He is from Ukraine. Gave elaborate directions how to ship to him. I figured he got my website somehere but asked what products I sold which made me suspicious.

Thank you very much for your email, with the total price of $2,367.85.00, you provided, And i will like you to know that i am shipping this printing to my client in NETHERLANDS and I will like to recommend a freight company and see how much it will also cost (AIRWIDECARGOFREIGHT1@HOTMAIL.COM) for the pick up of the items to ( NETHERLANDS ).. Now I want you to contact them through their email address with the information below and request for the freight quote.

Please contact them with the information below.

1. The pick-up address
2. The delivery Address below
3. The total weight on this shipment

Try and CC me a copy of what you will be sending to the freight company.
And including the pick-up location and they will surely get you a freight quote .As soon as you hear from them let me know so that i can proceed with the transaction . I will make payment with my Credit Card, And see the attachment below art work for the printing.
Thank you.

Same kind of scam, thinking of playing along with them, just some idiot in africa try to scam people

Here is the email

Good Day
My name is Jeff Reid ,am with Poineer North Inc and i contact to make an inquires of printing Flyers ,can you please quote me on printing 60,000 copies of Flyers with the following specs.

1. measures 8.5′ x 11′
2. 80# Gloss Text
3. Full color
4.one sided

Please provide quote on 60,000 copies and i will like to know the form of payment you do accept so that I can proceed with the order.Thanks and hope to read from you soon.

Thank You.
Jeff Reid

when I replay, same deal………

Thank you a lot for the time and interest,Also am ready to proceed but am going to recommend you to a freight company for the pickup,Am shipping this to a First Universalist Church in Norway and i will like you to contact this freight company for the pickup:(tapwoodfreightco@live.com), and the information that the shipping company will request in order to provide you with the shipping charges is

Below is the delivery address:
International Baptist Church of Norway
Postboks 170
1300 Sandvika
Norway

And include your pickup location and they will surely get back to you with the freight quote.As soon as they get back to you with the freight quote,then ad it to the unit cost and email me with the grand total of the unit including shipping all together so that i can finalize the order with my credit card.Thanks and hope to hear from you soon.

And someone else in my company rec’d the same email and asked for more info. He rec’d this response from good ol’ Jame:

I am located here in California but i will be shipping this printing to my client in the Netherlands this is the delivery Address below,

Shipping Address
B $ H Co Ltd
Binnengasthuisstraat 9 Singel 425
1012 ZA Amsterdam
The Netherlands ,
So kindly email me with the quote so that we can proceed with this order asap, And do you accept credit card for this order, Waiting for you to proceed.

I am located here in California but i will be shipping this item to my client in the Netherlands this is the delivery Address below,

Shipping Address
B $ H Co Ltd
Binnengasthuisstraat 9 Singel 425
1012 ZA Amsterdam
The Netherlands ,
So kindly email me with the quote so that we can proceed with this order asap, And do you accept credit card for this order, Waiting for you to proceed.

A man named Fred Walker using the same CA address and the same Netherlands shipping address and word for word message in his email tried to place a $20K order using a credit card and we knew it was a scam out of the gate. I did a quick search and found this site, so thanks for exposing these theives.

Randy Mogan – Fraud
emailed my company looking for Shrink Vacuum Tunnels. I felt fraud right off the bat but continued in the case that it might be legit. He insisted on me using his shipping company to deliver the product to the Netherlands, and I advised him the AIRWIDECARGOFREIGHT1@HOTMAIL.COM email address doesn’t add up. If they are a International shipper, why don’t they have their own domain?? He still insisted, of course I quoted my own shipper and a secure payment method and no reply since. Beware All!

>> Hello Andres,
Thank you very much for your email, with the price of $5,793.00. , you provided, And i will like you to know that i am shipping this Unit to my client in NETHERLANDS and I will like to recommend a freight company and see how much it will also cost ( AIRWIDECARGOFREIGHT1@HOTMAIL.COM ) for the pick up of the items to ( NETHERLANDS ).. Now I want you to contact them through their email address with the information below and request for the freight quote.

Please contact them with the information below.

1. The pick-up address
2. The delivery Address below
3. The total weight on this shipment

>> Hello Andres
Thanks a lot for getting back to me. the Shipping company don’t deal with Individuals.they only deal with companies or organizations and however they accept payment only from where the merchandise are going to be picked up.This is because there will be a form which is going to be signed at the day of the pick up that’s why i told you to contact them for me and get back to me with the grand total cost and then I will proceed payment.Pls do me that favor.

We received the same email from Marlon Freidel yesterday. We are located in central Ohio (near Columbus). I googled his email address and he has made several posts asking for quotes on other websites… mainly for wooden plaques.

Jamie Lang, I did the same research and came up with the same information. This morning, he responded to my request for a business name that
the 100,000 fliers he wants a quote on is not for a business but for him personally. He also gave a home address and phone number but google seems to indicate the address is in a business complex. The phone number is with a Washington state area code but the address is in Newark, NJ. Pretty sure it’s a scam, as I suspected.

We received the 100,000 piece order from Marlon Friedel mfreidel60@gmail.com Asking for it to be printed and shipped to South Africa via a requested freight company. Other UPS Stores got the same e-mail and I have been alerted it is a Scam. Thanks for this site to help keep us independent business owners aware of scams that could take down our biz!!

We received the following e-mail at two different locations. Our printer received numerous quotes to price the exact same job:

Good Morning,

Please get me a quote on printing 100,000 copies of fliers.

Flat Size: 8.5 x 11
Paper Type & number of sheets per item: 100# gloss text
Ink Color(s): Full Color
Printing Style: One side + bleeds
Turn Around Time: 7-8 business days in production after proof approval

received 6/24/12
I am Darren and i would like to make an order of a print job. I need to print flyer’s.. Can you quote single sided sized 8 x 11 . I about 50,000 copies.. I do not have an artwork.. I want you to design the artwork for me which i will pay.. I need this word printed.( CONVENTION JULY 2010 . A THEME TO STOP CHILD LABOR. Advise if you accept credit card payments.darrenluke90@gmail.com

I am in CA and got this one this evening. Knew it was a scam because of the lousy grammar and the quantity. Hope nobody falls for this.

Dear Customer Service
My name is Terry Alex ,am with Poineer North Inc and i contact to make an inquires of printing Flyers ,can you please quote me on printing 60,000 copies of Flyers with the following specs.

1. measures 8.5′ x 11′
2. 80# Gloss Text
3. Full color
4.one sided

Please provide quote on 60,000 copies and i will like to know the form of payment you do accept so that I can proceed with the order.Thanks and hope to read from you soon.

This guy has tried to scam our countertop company 3 times now. Still not buying it. Here is what his emails look like:

“With Regards to your Company This is Terry Alex i sending you email regarding to Order Granite counter tops and i will need you to fabricate some counter tops for me and as soon as it is done and paid for it will be picked up from your locations so i will need you to get back to me with the total qoute for the following counter tops without installation but i need the total cost with tax only and i will handle the installation my self.. This is what I need.

And I will like to order those and i will handle the installation my self so i will need you to get back to me with the pick up price for the two counter tops and? and I will be looking forward to your reply ASAP.

Got the Terry Alex email today. Any email that uses bad grammar or punctuation wrong should be our first clue. 🙂

I have played the game before to see how far the scammer would take it but with this email, my reply will be “Sorry, but from what I have found on the internet, this email appears to be a printing quote scam. If you are in fact a reputable company, please fill out the Credit Application found on our website and submit.”

Email received to our info email address:
Dear Customer Service
My name is Terry Alex ,am with Poineer North Inc and i contact to make an inquires of printing Flyers ,can you please quote me on printing 60,000 copies of Flyers with the following specs.

1. measures 8.5′ x 11′
2. 80# Gloss Text
3. Full color
4.one sided

Please provide quote on 60,000 copies and i will like to know the form of payment you do accept so that I can proceed with the order.Thanks and hope to read from you soon.

Looks like this is still going strong as of mid-2012. Good thing they haven’t figured out how to make this look legit! (Dear Customer??)
Here’s the email we got (our company makes stone countertops; Absolute Black is a type of granite):

kindly email me with a total the picked up price for this sizes and if you don’t have this size or type available kindly email me with the sizes you have available. I will like to know the terms or forms of payment you accept Kindly respond to me as soon as possible for us to proceed further with the order.

kindly email me with a total the picked up price for this sizes and if you don’t have this size or type available kindly email me with the sizes you have available. I will like to know the terms or forms of payment you accept Kindly respond to me as soon as possible for us to proceed further with the order.

I received the same type of message and thought right off the bat that it was a scam…but one never really knows; so I did reply. I did not include much information in my reply as I would typically when attempting to assist a customer.

Hello,
Thank you very much for your email, with the total price of $5,975.00, you provided, And i will like you to know that i am shipping this Unit to my client in NETHERLANDS and I will like to recommend a freight company and see how much it will also cost (OCEANCARGOFREIGHT@HOTMAIL.COM) for the pick up of the items to ( NETHERLANDS ).. Now I want you to contact them through their email address with the information below and request for the freight quote.

Please contact them with the information below.

1. The pick-up address
2. The delivery Address below
3. The total weight on this shipment

Try and CC me a copy of what you will be sending to the freight company. And including the pick-up location and they will surely get you a freight quote .As soon as you hear from them let me know so that i can proceed with the transaction . I will make payment with my Credit Card, And also email me with your full name and your telephone number.

Am Dave Bills..
I want to know whether you carry (Vestil – Portable Aluminum Load Lifter) in stock for sale if you do so email me with the sizes and the price ranges on that so that i will know the quantity to offer .Awaiting for your prompt reply. And do you accept credit card for this order.

We received something similar but via fax. There was nothing on the top or bottom of the fax(such as phone #, date, time, etc…)
The grammer and punctuation were the first clues of a scam. They didn’t even get the Part#’s correct.

Got this message this AM about a printing job…we live in a small area, I knew for a fact this guy was not local. There was little information, no phone call just this email. I am not falling for it.

Good Morning,

Could you get me a quote on printing 100,000 copies of flyers?

Flat Size: 8.5 x 11
Paper Type & number of sheets per item: 100# gloss text
Ink Color(s): Full Color
Printing Style: One sided with bleeds
Turn Around Time: 7-10 business days in production after proof approval

Dear customer,greetings and kindly bear with me if i contacted a wrong company.I need some flyers as part of a project i am embarking and will need to know the total cost excluding delivery of 60,000copies of flyers with specifications below:

Dear customer,greetings and kindly bear with me if i contacted a wrong company.I need some flyers as part of a project i am embarking and will need to know the total cost excluding delivery of 60,000copies of flyers with specifications below:

Dear Customer Service
my name is Jeff Reid ,am with Poineer North Inc and i contact to make an inquires of printing flyers ,can you please quote me on printing 60,000 copies of flyers with the following specs.

1. measures 8.5′ x 11′
2. 80# gloss text
3. full color
4.one sided

please provide quote on 60,000 copies and i will like to know the form of payment you do accept so that i can proceed with the order.thanks and hope to read from you soon.

Received this request on 6/26/12 called the church and they said I was the 3rd call they received in a week. He was requesting we ship the material to Zimbabwe 00263. Via TIMELESS FREIGHT FORWARDERS total scam!

I recieved a quote solicitation on July 1 from Marlon Friedel. 100,000 copies with bleeds, for pickup. Wants the cost plus tax. Just emailed him my promise to quote him tomorrow. So I decided to Google him since he had a gmail email. And this site pops up.

Dear Customer Service
My name is Terry Alex ,am with Poineer North Inc and i contact to make an inquires of Fire extinguisher with the following specs.

Abc 10lbs Dry Chemical Fire extinguisher

I will like you to send me an email response with the picked up price for this sizes and if you don’t have this size or type available kindly email me with the sizes you have available. Kindly respond to me as soon as possible for us to proceed further with the order.

Dear Customer Service
My name is Terry Alex ,am with Poineer North Inc and i contact to make an inquires of Fire extinguisher with the following specs.

Abc 10lbs Dry Chemical Fire extinguisher

I will like you to send me an email response with the picked up price for this sizes and if you don’t have this size or type available kindly email me with the sizes you have available. Kindly respond to me as soon as possible for us to proceed further with the order.

Flat Size: 8.5 x 11
Paper Type & number of sheets per item: 100# gloss text
Ink Color(s): Full Color
Printing Style: One sided with bleeds
Turn Around Time: 7-10 business days in production after proof approval

Hello,
I am Mr. Palmer and I’ll like to know if you can print flyers and T-shirts for us . The details for the flyers are below and I will really appreciate a prompt response with a quote for this flyers if I’m at the right place for this printing and if its an order you can take.

We got the Terry Alex scam ordering 100 fire extinguisher from our company today. Thanks to all of your cmments we realized this was a scam. The key clue was the grammer in his replys. We would have never figured this to be false, again thank you for your help.

I received this email few days ago, I felt something is not right, I sent them credit card authorization form and requested a copy of ID, never got a response, I wasn’t going to proceed with the order unless they signed the paper, and now I found this article and it confirmed my suspicion, this the email I received:

Hello,
I am Mr. Palmer and I’ll like to know if you can print flyers and
T-shirts for us . The details for the flyers are below and I will really
appreciate a prompt response with a quote for this flyers if I’m at the
right place for this printing and if its an order you can take.

Do these guys ever succeed in these requests?
Here is my Interaction so far.
I sure hope my printer doesn’t break down, or I may have to ask one of you to finish this job for me! 😀
Truthfully though, my printer IS broken down at this moment, and parts are in the mail, yikes!

On 7/18/2012 1:42 PM, Martin Bush wrote:
Hello Sale

I’m Martin Bush with Continental Martin Shop,Am sending you an email in regards to order of Banners.Am looking for Size 16″x24″ with grommet on the banner.I want this Message on the banner is ( Church of Christ ) .I would like you to go ahead and calculate the cost for 50 Qty Plus Tax excluding shipping because this would be picked up at your Location.Would these order be ready within 14 days,I need them Urgently.What type of payment do your company accept.Kindly send method Quote and call me as soon as you email me on Below Number.Hope to hear from you soon

Martin,
Please send me your bank account number, and your credit card information (Cardholder info, Address, Zip Code, and 3 Digit Number on the back please).
Once I receive a Clear, Non-Refundable Deposit of $2,300.00 USD for the banners, I will begin the sketch.
After your acceptance of the sketch, I will require the Balance of an additional $2,500.00 USD, before I will begin production.
At that time, I would be able to release the Banners to you.

If that is acceptable, please begin the process, and we’ll go from there.
Since this is urgent on your part, I will need to know by 3:00pm US Eastern Time, Thursday July 19, 2012

Thanks,
Gene

On 7/19/2012 1:46 PM, Martin Bush wrote:
I want you to contact affordableshipping company I would like them to pick up these Order up for me.So i want you to assist by sending them the information’s that they required which is listed bellow:

1. Location or physical address where to pick up the product ( Order)
2. Weight and dimension of the product ( Optional )
3. Your contact name and number
4. Shipping Address, which is Below

Hatfield Christian Church
456 Parnell Road
Auckland
New Zea land
5. The best time for the pick up

Below is the shipping company’s You will get their email address and send them all the details as above.

I will be waiting for your email after you contact and got respond from the affordableshipping Company.Send this info to them as soon as possible,Hope to hear from you asap.

Best Regards
James Wesley

Martin, or James,

No Credit Card Information was included with your correspondence.
Nothing begins without deposit.
Nothing ships without Balance Paid in Full.

If I don’t have verification by 3pm today (Eastern Time, US – ONE hour from now) I cannot promise a completion date that will satisfy your needs.
Sorry if that is not acceptable to you.
After 3pm, there will be Rush Charges Applied to the Order, and that would add 30% to the entire Order.
If you wish to proceed, then please send the Credit info I requested in the initial email response.

After that, it will be up to YOU to contact Affordable Shipping to arrange pick up.
Any Delivery Charges will be Additional to your order.
I cannot deal with a shipping company that has a gmail account.
It must be verifiable.

Flat Size: 8.5 x 11
Paper Type & number of sheets per item: 100# gloss text
Ink Color(s): Full Color
Printing Style: One sided with bleeds
Turn Around Time: 7-10 business days in production after proof approval

This is a pick up. Please advise total pricing for pick up including tax.

Thank you very much for your email, with the total price of $5,685.00 and I will like to recommend a freight company and see how much it will also cost (OCEANCARGOFREIGHT@MAIL.COM) for the pick up of the items to ( SINGAPORE ).. Now I want you to contact them through their email address with the information below and request for the freight quote.
Please contact them with the information below.
Shipping Address

Good Morning,
Could you get me a quote on printing 100,000 copies of flyers?

Flat Size: 8.5 x 11
Paper Type & number of sheets per item: 100# gloss text
Ink Color(s): Full Color
Printing Style: One sided with bleeds
Turn Around Time: 7-10 business days in production after proof approval

This is a pick up. Please advise total pricing for pick up including tax.

I will be providing a PDF file ready for printing and since this is a pick
up order, please advise the total cost plus applicable tax.

Regards,
James

After sending the quote and seeing how easily and quickly he replied back saying:

Hello

Thanks for your email. I am okay with the total cost and i’d like to
proceed and finalize payment. The order is going to be picked up from
your location when they’re ready to ship. I want you to please contact
ZimLine Freight Co at ( zimlinefreightco@rediffmail.com) and obtain a
freight quote. They will carry out pick up when the order is ready to
go.

As soon as you hear from them send me an email with total cost
including the freight charges for me to proceed with full payments
using my credit card. I look forward to hearing from you the estimated
quote from the freight forwarder. Get back to me with the total cost
for the order plus shipping charges. Attached is the artwork for
printing.

Regards,
James

I decided to do a Google search on the email address and sure enough found this page.

The red flags for me were:
1) Quick response to the quote amount
2) No proof request
3) Freight service to South Africa
4) Using a freight company that he would like me to pay for using my credit card number

Got this one today. Is also odd as they have the recipient as someone else (sales @consolidatedpress.com) though it came to me – and very likely that they just ‘stole’ their email too – I would be consolidated press is a victim also:

Hello
Thank you very much for your email, with the total price of $—- , And I will like to recommend a freight company and see how much it will also cost (OCEANCARGOFREIGHT@MAIL.COM) for the pick up of the items to ( SINGAPORE ). Now I want you to contact them through their email address with the information below and request for the freight quote.
Please contact them with the information below.

1. The pick-up address
2. The delivery Address below
3. The total weight on this shipment

Try and CC me a copy of what you will be sending to the freight company.
And including the pick-up location and they will surely get you a freight quote .As soon as you hear from them let me know so that i can proceed with the transaction . I will make payment with my Credit Card.
Thank you.

Just received an unusual order for minerals from a guy presenting himself as Albert Whitman from Poland a.whitman@hotmail.com. Obviously knows nothing about minerals. Asked to use Timeless Freight.
We’ve been back and forth for couple of times- shipping issue just came up. Asked to use Timeless Freight gave only email address timelessfreight@yahoo.com
Pretty sure it’s a scam by now.

Hello,
Thank you very much for your email, with the total price of $6,930.00 , And I will like to recommend a freight company and see how much it will also cost (OCEANCARGOFREIGHT@MAIL.COM) for the pick up of the items to ( SINGAPORE ).. Now I want you to contact them through their email address with the information below and request for the freight quote.
Please contact them with the information below.

1. The pick-up address
2. The delivery Address below
3. The total weight on this shipment

Try and CC me a copy of what you will be sending to the freight company.
And including the pick-up location and they will surely get you a freight quote .As soon as you hear from them let me know so that i can proceed with the transaction . I will make payment with my Credit Card, And also email me with your full name and your telephone number.

to bcc: orders
Good Day,
I’d like to get a quote on printing 120,000 copies of Flyers.
These will be printed with the following specifications:
Description: Flyers
8.5″ x 11″ Classic full-page size.
High quality, full-color with no bleed
One sided
Paper: 100# Glossy Text
Time Frame: 7-10 Days

I will be providing a PDF file ready for printing and since this is a pick
up order, please advise the total cost plus applicable tax.

Hello,
I am Benjamin Williams and I’ll like to know if you can print flyers and T-shirts for us . The details for the flyers are below and I will really appreciate a prompt response with a quote for this flyers if I’m at the right place for this printing and if its an order you can take.

Regarding the tees, I need 600pcs large sized T’shirts. This is a two colors job and STOP Child Labor should be printed front only in Red and black text.

From: Chris Joe
Date: October 30, 2012 4:47:34 AM CDT
To: undisclosed-recipients:;
Subject: Printing Of Flyers
Good Day,
Can you please provide quote on 60,000 copies of the flyer printing
with the following specs.

Please provide a quote on 60,000 copies.Please send me the total cost plus tax for the above material.What type of payment do u accept.Please include your address and phone number.
Thank you and you have a great day
Best Regards,
Kelvin

I’d also like to add our that he sent us artwork, when we requested it. his company is : SOS Children’s villages South Africa. after that i sent him the following:

Hi tim, that’s not a problem at all. We can also ship out if you are not local.

The total cost would be $79,000 including tax plus shipping. For a job this size we do require a deposit of 2/3 the cost which would be $52,666.66. If you’d like to call or email a credit card we can begin printing your job. We also accept money orders via moneygram, westernunion and paypal payments.

Am Dave Bills.
I want to know whether you carry (MPU 2400 Hydraulic Power Unit) in stock for sale if you do so email me with the sizes and the price ranges on that so that i will know the quantity to offer .Awaiting for your prompt reply. And do you accept credit card for this order.

A few years ago I received the same scam for the first time. They actually provided artwork. I was asked to split the cost over 2 credit cards. Both were approved. Being the suspicious type, I called my credit card processor who gave me the name of the issuing banks for the two credit cards. I called the issuing banks and was informed that although both cards were active, the names on the cards didn’t match and the whole thing was, in fact a scam. What I want to know is how the credit cards were approved when there was no name, expiry date and CVV match. Our terminal is set to reject none matches for these items.

Thanks for your email. I am okay with the total cost of the and i’d like to proceed and finalize payment. The order is going to be picked up from your location when they’re ready to ship. I want you to please contact ZimLine Freight Co at ( zimlinefreightco@live.com ) and obtain a freight quote. They will carry out pick up when the order is ready to go.

As soon as you hear from them send me an email with total cost including the freight charges for me to proceed with full payments using my credit card. I look forward to hearing from you the estimated quote from the freight forwarder. Get back to me with the total cost for the order plus shipping charges. Attached is the artwork for printing.

Message Body:
Dear Customer Service
My name is Tim Williamson ,am with Williamson Shop Inc and i contact to make an inquires of printing Flyers ,can you please quote me on printing 60,000 copies of Flyers with the following specs.

1. measures 8.5′ x 11′
2. 80# Gloss Text
3. Full color
4.one sided

Please provide quote on 60,000 copies and i will like to know the form of payment you do accept so that I can proceed with the order.Thanks and hope to read from you soon.

Best Regards
Tim Williamson
Email :williamsonshopinc@yahoo.com”

Had him send a file for giggles – it was a letter-sized PDF and all it said was “SAVE THE CHILDREN” in big white block letters with a drop shadow on a yellow background. Nothing else. I thought that was pretty funny.

I have had many attempts of being scammed by these emails and researched and found them to be what they were. Had a customer fall for the scam even though we tried to counsel him about it. He lost his business because of it, he went with someone who would print the banners for him. I received this email today and feel it is a scam but can’t find anything on it. Just my gut tells me it is. Here’s the email:

Good Day,
This is Mr.Murray Casey from JB Deco and am willing to purchase some banners from your shop.The description is as shown on the artwork with the same colors.
Sizes………………………..24″x60″
Quantity………………….. 150pieces

I would like this order to be pickup at your shop when completed.If you cannot have it within 21 working days in your shop for pickup, please notify me immediately.Get me the total price of the banners ASAP so that we can proceed.Do you accept credit cards?
Regarding.

The language has the same flair as the “Save the Children” or “Feed the Hungry” banners. This is still a low res file they sent but different verbiage, it is about summer sports camp. However, I have never had anyone want to order 150 banners that said the same generic thing either. So, I sent back a reply refusing the order.

Thanks for your email. I am okay with the total cost of the and i’d like to proceed and finalize payment. The order is going to be picked up from your location when they’re ready to ship. I want you to please contact ZimLine Freight Co at ( zimlinefreightco@live.com ) and obtain a freight quote. They will carry out pick up when the order is ready to go.

As soon as you hear from them send me an email with total cost including the freight charges for me to proceed with full payments using my credit card. I look forward to hearing from you the estimated quote from the freight forwarder. Get back to me with the total cost for the order plus shipping charges. Attached is the artwork for printing.

Got this one too. (See below) I called the number and actually spoke with a real person… English was a barrier, said contact was “in a meeting.” Business listed in CA. No LTD entity named as such was found in the CA Government Business Registry. Why were we suspicious of this? 1) Unsolicited, 2) Seemed too “generic” and 3) Oh, yeah, we’re not a printing company.

Good Day,

I’d like to get a quote on printing 120,000 copies of Flyers.
These will be printed with the following specifications:

hello,
My name is Daniel and i would like to order banner from your shop.please create a proof and a quote so the i can have it approved.
Description……white vinyl material with grommets and hammed at each corner,and lettering.Outdoor use.

Text on banner……..”LA PANDORA SUPER MARKET DISCOUNT 15%” in RED ink.

Sizes………..24″x50″
Quantity…………150 pieces

advise me the Payment method you do accept and how long will it take you before getting me those banners for pickup to be Schedule. Please advise to my email as soon as you received this email.
Thank You Very Much.
Regards
Daniel Smith

Good Day,
This is Mr.Murray Casey from JB Deco and am willing to purchase some banners from your shop.The description is as shown on the artwork with the same colors.
Sizes………………………..24″x60″
Quantity………………….. 150pieces

I would like this order to be pickup at your shop when completed.If you cannot have it within 21 working days in your shop for pickup, please notify me immediately.Get me the total price of the banners ASAP so that we can proceed.Do you accept credit cards?
Regarding.

Dear Customer Service
My name is David Turner ,am with David Shop Lnt and i contact to make an inquires of printing Flyers ,can you please quote me on printing 60,000 copies of Flyers with the following specs.

1. measures 8.5′ x 11′
2. 80# Gloss Text
3. Full color
4.one sided

Please provide quote on 60,000 copies and i will like to know the form of payment you do accept so that I can proceed with the order.Thanks and hope to read from you soon.

Dear Customer Service
My name is David Turner ,am with David Shop Lnt and i contact to make an inquires of printing Flyers ,can you please quote me on printing 60,000 copies of Flyers with the following specs.

1. measures 8.5′ x 11′
2. 80# Gloss Text
3. Full color
4.one sided

Please provide quote on 60,000 copies and i will like to know the form of payment you do accept so that I can proceed with the order.Thanks and hope to read from you soon.

I will like you to send me an email response with the picked up price for this sizes and if you don’t have this size or type available kindly email me with the sizes you have available. Kindly respond to me as soon as possible for us to proceed further with the order.

I received the same email from David Turner Ministries.
Had a strange feeling about this from the start. Unsolicited and asking for a quote on something we don’t even print and would need to job-out. Then wanted to ship them to Oslo, Norway. Awkward word choices and phrases. And the contact at the shipping company he referred had the same awkward grammar. He was reluctant to share his artwork and when he did it was merely a page with a yellow background with the words, “Save the Children” in white type. He referred me to AFB Freight but their email didn’t match what he had given me, which was spelled incorrectly. AFB doesn’t even ship internationally. Maybe scam artists should use their creativity in a positive way.

I will like you to send me an email response with the picked up price for this sizes and if you don’t have this size or type available kindly email me with the sizes you have available. Kindly respond to me as soon as possible for us to proceed further with the order.

I received this today, obviously knew it was a scam, i get loads of them through! Just thought i’d google it this time!!

Dear Sir / Madam

Am Mr. Rick i got in contact with your company to see if you sell (
Carpets ) , if you do i will like you to email me with the picked up
price including tax and if you accept Master or Visa credit card as a
form of payment , but if you don’t have this type kindly email me
with the types that you have or the one nearer to the one am
requesting or you can direct me to you website so i can see what you
have for sale .

This scam pertains to all businesses, not just printing. the BCC is a dead giveaway.

Here’s the one I received today:
david turner

to bcc: info

With Regards to your Company This is David Turner i sending you email regarding to Order Granite counter tops and i will need you to fabricate some counter tops for me and as soon as it is done and paid for it will be picked up from your locations so i will need you to get back to me with the total qoute for the following counter tops without installation but i need the total cost with tax only and i will handle the installation my self.. This is what I need.

And I will like to order those and i will handle the installation my self so i will need you to get back to me with the pick up price for the two counter tops and? and I will be looking forward to your reply ASAP.

With Regards to your Company This is David Turner i sending you email regarding to Order Granite counter tops and i will need you to fabricate some counter tops for me and as soon as it is done and paid for it will be picked up from your locations so i will need you to get back to me with the total qoute for the following counter tops without installation but i need the total cost with tax only and i will handle the installation my self.. This is what I need.

And I will like to order those and i will handle the installation my self so i will need you to get back to me with the pick up price for the two counter tops and? and I will be looking forward to your reply ASAP.

Best Regards
David Turner
David Shop Lnt
email :davidshoplnt@yahoo.com

We are a glass company as well and received the same email. It was sent on April 12, 2013 but I just saw it today in my Spam folder.
Can’t anything be done to track down these people?
Below is the email:

Dear Customer Service
My name is David Turner ,am with David Shop Lnt and Sons Inc and i contact to make an inquires of Shower door Units with the following specs.

I will like you to send me an email response with the picked up price for this sizes and if you don’t have this size or type available kindly email me with the sizes you have available. Kindly respond to me as soon as possible for us to proceed further with the order.

I received the same from
David Anderson danderson135@yahoo.com
and gave a quote from .
Quote accepted and received the email below. Had suspicions from start and glad I investigated it.

Hello ,

Thanks for your email. I am okay with the total cost of and i’d like to proceed and finalize payment. The order is going to be picked up from your location when they’re ready to ship. I want you to please
contact ZimLine Freight Co at ( zimlinefreightco@rediffmail.com ) and obtain a freight quote. They will carry out pick up when the order is ready to go.

As soon as you hear from them send me an email with total cost including the freight charges for me to proceed with full payments using my credit card. I look forward to hearing from you the estimated
quote from the freight forwarder. Get back to me with the total cost for the order plus shipping charges. Attached is the artwork for printing.

I received the same from
David Anderson danderson135@yahoo.com
and gave a quote.
Quote accepted and received the email below. Had suspicions from start and glad I investigated it.

Hello ,

Thanks for your email. I am okay with the total cost of and i’d like to proceed and finalize payment. The order is going to be picked up from your location when they’re ready to ship. I want you to please contact ZimLine Freight Co at ( zimlinefreightco@rediffmail.com ) and obtain a freight quote. They will carry out pick up when the order is ready to go.

As soon as you hear from them send me an email with total cost including the freight charges for me to proceed with full payments using my credit card. I look forward to hearing from you the estimated quote from the freight forwarder. Get back to me with the total cost for the order plus shipping charges. Attached is the artwork for printing.

Thanks for your email. I am okay with the total cost of and i’d like to proceed and finalize payment. The order is going to be picked up from your location when they’re ready to ship. I want you to please contact ZimLine Freight Co at ( zimlinefreightco@rediffmail.com ) and obtain a freight quote. They will carry out pick up when the order is
ready to go.

As soon as you hear from them send me an email with total cost including the freight charges for me to proceed with full payments using my credit card. I look forward to hearing from you the estimated quote from the freight forwarder. Get back to me with the total cost for the order plus shipping charges. Attached is the artwork for
printing.

> Good Day,
>>
>> I’d like to get a quote on printing 120,000 copies of Flyers.
>> These will be printed with the following specifications:
>>
>> Description: Flyers
>> 8.5″ x 11″ Classic full-page size.
>> High quality, full-color with no bleed
>> One sided
>> Paper: 100# Glossy Text
>> Time Frame: 7-10 Days
>>
>> I will be providing a PDF file ready for printing and since this is a
>> pick up order, please advise the total cost plus applicable tax.
>>
>> Regards,
>> David
>>

Thanks for your email. I am okay with the total cost of and i’d like to proceed and finalize payment. The order is going to be picked up from your location when they’re ready to ship. I want you to please contact ZimLine Freight Co at ( zimlinefreightco@rediffmail.com ) and obtain a freight quote. They will carry out pick up when the order is ready to go.

As soon as you hear from them send me an email with total cost including the freight charges for me to proceed with full payments using my credit card. I look forward to hearing from you the estimated quote from the freight forwarder. Get back to me with the total cost for the order plus shipping charges. Attached is the artwork for printing.

Thanks for your email. I am okay with the total cost of and i’d like to proceed and finalize payment. The order is going to be picked up from your location when they’re ready to ship. I want you to please contact ZimLine Freight Co at ( zimlinefreightco@rediffmail.com ) and obtain a freight quote. They will carry out pick up when the order is ready to go.

As soon as you hear from them send me an email with total cost including the freight charges for me to proceed with full payments using my credit card. I look forward to hearing from you the estimated quote from the freight forwarder. Get back to me with the total cost for the order plus shipping charges. Attached is the artwork for printing.

This is the second time they have tried this on with me, very amateur try at scamming, I gave them a price of ten times more than it was worth and they would still like to go ahead, told them artwork was rubbish and asked them to send me hi res artwork. Played them for about 10 emails then told them how very amateur they were, yet they are still doing the same scam! If anyone falls for this they must be mental and not fit to be in business lol

I would like you to go ahead and calculate the cost Plus Tax excluding shipping because this would be picked up at your Location.Would these order be ready within 20 days,I need them Urgently.What type of payment do your company accept.Kindly send method Quote and call me as soon as you email me on Below Number.Hope to hear from you

Thanks for your email. I am okay with the total cost of and i’d like to proceed and finalize payment. The order is going to be picked up from your location when they’re ready to ship. I want you to please contact ZimLine Freight Co at ( zimlinefreightco@rediffmail.com ) and obtain a freight quote. They will carry out pick up when the order is ready to go.

As soon as you hear from them send me an email with total cost including the freight charges for me to proceed with full payments using my credit card. I look forward to hearing from you the estimated quote from the freight forwarder. Get back to me with the total cost for the order plus shipping charges. Attached is the artwork for printing.

kindly email me with a total pickup price of 20PCs.I will like you to send me an email response with the picked up price for this sizes and if you don’t have this size or any other type available kindly email me with the sizes you have available. I will like to know the terms or forms of payment you accept, and also if you can create the artwork design for me that will suit everyone who view it with the attach image and this written on top” LET KEEP OUR ENVIRONMENT CLEAN ”,then send me a proof to confirm before you start the printing. Kindly respond to me as soon as possible for us to proceed further with the order.

FROM: baron davis baron.davis89@gmail.com
Good Day, I’d like to get a quote on printing 120,000 copies of Flyers. These will be printed with the following specifications:
Description: Flyers
8.5″ x 11″ Classic full-page size.
High quality, full-color with no bleed
One sided
Paper: 100# Glossy Text
Time Frame: 7-10 Days
I will be providing a PDF file ready for printing and since this is a
pick up order, please advise the total cost plus applicable tax.
Regards, Baron

Just received this enquiry here in London for the exact same spec and asking for it to be shipped to South Africa. Don’t these scammers realise the first thing any sensible person would do is Google them. I suppose it only takes one to slip through the net and that’s a few grand added to their deceitful coffers,

We are a small business, and have been receiving numerous calls and emails from Richard Harrison, Ph: 216-640-7787 and 233244049319, address 1240 East 9th Street, Cleveland, OH 44199. He wants us to ship a very large order to Mr. Steve Morgan, Tegeluddsvagen 5, Stockholm Sweden, SE-11 579.
He says we need to use his freight forwarder, Impex Shipping, Inc. (Mr. James Franco, Tel: 233546674250, Em: impexshippings1@hotmail.com). Impex says they will only accept payment from the origin and they want over $3,300!!! And via wire transfer!!! We told him we could not do this (thanks to this website!) and now he still wants us to use a shipper that will take it door-to-door. We have found that Fed Ex leaves orders at Customs, but UPS will deliver all the way. So we don’t know if we should accept his credit card. He has a U.S. card. However, it is our understanding that, if it is a scam, the credit card will go through but then they will cancel the order and get their money back on the credit card. Meanwhile, we will have shipped the order and we are out the equipment. The country code 443 on the phone number is Ghana. What should we do?

HI There,
I just got the same one and i did send back a quote. Only when he accepted quote with no questions did i google him and find all of this! Thank god i did! We are a small company and this would have been terrible! Email Below:

Good Day,

I’d like to get a quote on printing 120,000 copies of Flyers.These
will be printed with the following specifications:

I will be providing a PDF file ready for printing and since this is a
pick up order, please advise the total cost plus applicable tax.

Regards,
Baron

Then his reply after i sent my quote:

Hello ,

Thanks for your email. I am okay with the total cost of and i’d like
to proceed and finalize payment. The order is going to be picked up
from your location when they’re ready to ship. I want you to please
contact ZimLine Freight Co at ( zimlinefreightco@rediffmail.com ) and
obtain a freight quote. They will carry out pick up when the order is
ready to go.

As soon as you hear from them send me an email with total cost
including the freight charges for me to proceed with full payments
using my credit card. I look forward to hearing from you the estimated
quote from the freight forwarder.Get back to me with the total cost
for the order plus shipping charges. Attached is the artwork for
printing.

Mary, If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Legitimate businesses rarely use gmail and hotmail addresses. If Western Union cash transfers are good enough for them, why don’t you demand the same thing from them? Make them prepay so you can pick up cold, hard cash at WesternUnion. Then ship…

My name is Mr John Evans with J & E Sector Company and l want to order some flyer’s and i will need the Qty 100,000 with the size of 8.5”x11” in full copies Blue Ink on Orange Paper.l need this message on the flyer’s (GIVE & IT SHALL BE GIVEN UNTO YOU) and should be printed double sided.I want you to go ahead and quote me the total pick up prices plus tax and also advise me the method of of payment you accept foe us to proceed.Hope to hear from you as soon.

My name is Mr John Evans with J & E Sector Company and l want to order some flyer’s and i will need the Qty 100,000 with the size of 8.5”x11” in full copies Blue Ink on Orange Paper.l need this message on the flyer’s (GIVE & IT SHALL BE GIVEN UNTO YOU) and should be printed double sided.I want you to go ahead and quote me the total pick up prices plus tax and also advise me the method of of payment you accept foe us to proceed.Hope to hear from you as soon.

—–Original Message—–
>> From: David May [mailto:david.may55@gmail.com]
>> Sent: June-18-13 1:15 PM
>> To: undisclosed-recipients:
>> Subject: Quote Me
>>
>> Good Day,
>>
>> I’d like to get a quote on printing 120,000 copies of Flyers.These
>> will be printed with the following specifications:
>>
>> Description: Flyers
>> 8.5″ x 11″ Classic full-page size.
>> High quality, full-color with no bleed One sided
>> Paper: 100# Glossy Text
>> Time Frame: 7-10 Days
>>
>> I will be providing a PDF file ready for printing and since this is a
>> pick up order, please advise the total cost plus applicable tax.
>>
>> Regards,
>> David
>>

Thanks for the quick response back and i will like to explain to you that the reason why i will like to use the shipping company is because with that shipping company the receiver is not to pay for any additional charges on international shipment at the delivery location such as international taxes,Tariffs,custom and clearance duties etc and sometimes this charges can even be more than the value of the shipment and that is why i want to use them because with the other shipping company’s you will realize that for all international shipment the receiver is propelled to pay for some additional charges before receiving the package and sometimes because these charges are more than the value of the shipment the receivers are left with no option but to leave the package at the carrier facility and so i don’t want to encounter that problem that is why i am using the shipping company and so i will like you to send me an email back with the total cost for the order plus shipping and handling charges so that we can proceed with the payment and so can you send me an email back and let me know the information on my master card that you will be needing to process the charges because i want to make full payment and also i will like you to handle the shipping and so if there is any additional handling or administrative charge you need to add to the total charge for handling the shipping go ahead and so do and will like you to handle the shipping and we will like you to know that they will handle the paperwork (Labels & Commercial Invoice) and all they will need from you is the paid invoice for the order and also as soon as the shipment is picked up from your location it will no more be your responsibility.

i got the spam email request yesterday and it appeared to be legitimate as i am in a small area where we have mines and such and this is not an outrageous request. largest i have had but …

i sent ‘david may’ a quote on the ‘world’ artwork and then realized i could do a better pricing for him. when he responded, he approved the FIRST quote and also gave me his info and all that mike mentioned.

this is my response …

“now that i know more of where you are and where this is going, i am CONFIDENT that you don’t know where I am nor that you have checked with anyone closer to you.

i am ALSO confident that you could have gotten this closer to your delivery location for the same if not less cost.

AND, i don’t take credit cards from anyone for 1st – 4th orders. and definitely not for this size order. a chq would be fine from someone close by so i can verify funds. however, since you are so far away and i don’t know you, cash only as there are too many scams going on out there.

the weight of the paper is 2340 lbs. i am in the centre of BC, an hour west of prince george so you can figure out the shipping. i am down a person today so am not able to spend any further time getting you information re shipping at this time.

thanks again for your enquiry into my business. if you decide to go forward, it would be cash required before anything happens further.”

figured it was a professional and diplomatic, yet straight forward, response. i am ALSO confident that i won’t hear from him again.
keep vigilant people!!! and thanks, mike, for giving all the ‘heads up’ on stuff like this. if it seems too good to be true …

I am planning an individual/private Spanish course for my two sons (aged 20 & 22 years) based on 4 hours per day (20 hours/week) for 4 weeks. The planned date is from 7th October – 1st November, 2013 (4 weeks flexible) for total beginners. The purpose of the study is to expand their marketing business opportunities.

If this date is fully booked, please advise the next available 4 weeks within November/December, 2013. Also let me know your total cost including taxes, registration fee and cost of materials for the planned 4 week period. Accommodation should not be included.

Kindly let me know if you accept full payment in advance using certified bank check or credit card and note that am not able to make bank transfer due to my present sailing location.

I ask for a quick response so that this booking can be confirmed as early as possible.

Many thanks and kind regards

2) “Hello,

I have seen your total cost for the course and have decided to proceed.

I will prepay you directly with a bank check but before I do so, I want to make a humble request. I have contacted a tour operator to make arrangement for the air travel tickets, car hire service and accommodation for my children during the period.

I have already concluded arrangement with him pending the receipt of his fund in the amount of €7500 and am not able to pay him directly because he does not accept bank check.
Unfortunately, am not able to make bank transfer to neither him nor you due to my present sailing location.
On this note, I have resolved to issue you with a bank check for a total amount of €9000.
On receiving the check, deposit it into your account for clearing. When you have the fund cleared in your account, deduct and keep your course fee of €1500 and proceed to send the amount of €7500 to the tour operator via a swift bank transfer. I will provide you with the operator’s banking details. All taxes, bank charges and commissions will be deducted from the operator´s fee before the transfer is made. An invoice from the operator to you is also available if needed for your book-keeping records.

Find below students´ list for the booking receipt;

Mr. Samuel Morrison
Mr. Edmund Morrison

Kindly confirm this arrangement and get back to me with your NAME (as it will appear on the check) POSTAL ADDRESS and PHONE NUMBER for payment.

I got one today from Joshua Crow of Joshua And Sons Inc.
It was sent from a gmail address and requested pricing for 60,000 flyers. I did a Google search and found this page.

I’ve also received one from something like the “World Church”
The artwork was very generic like the one shown here. I emailed them asking if they wanted an address or contact info, and they didn’t respond.

For years people have taken advantage of others who want to make a quick buck. Take it easy and be careful!

They wrote to us, too!! Thanks for the blog so we could be protected against this scam.

Here is the e-mail:

From: David May
> Date: June 30, 2013, 6:53:33 PM MST
> To: undisclosed-recipients:;
> Subject: Quote Me
>
> Good Day,
>
> I’d like to get a quote on printing 120,000 copies of Flyers.These
> will be printed with the following specifications:
>
> Description: Flyers
> 8.5″ x 11″ Classic full-page size.
> High quality, full-color with no bleed One sided
> Paper: 100# Glossy Text
> Time Frame: 7-10 Days
>
> I will be providing a PDF file ready for printing and since this is a
> pick up order, please advise the total cost plus applicable tax.
>
> Regards,
> David

Thanks for your email. I am okay with the total cost and i’d like to proceed and finalize payment. The order is going to be picked up from your location when they’re ready to ship. I want you to please contact ZimLine Freight Co at ( zimlinefreightco@rediffmail.com ) and obtain a freight quote. They will carry out pick up when the order is ready to go.

As soon as you hear from them send me an email with total cost including the freight charges for me to proceed with full payments using my credit card. I look forward to hearing from you the estimated quote from the freight forwarder. Get back to me with the total cost for the order plus shipping charges. Attached is the artwork for printing.

rickbarry55@gmail.com wants 120,000 flyers for pickup. The specs are all non metric which is the first giveaway, seeing as we are in Australia. The second giveaway is that we are a digital design company not a printer!

Hello,
I am Rev, Benjamin Williams and I’ll like to know if you can print flyers and T-shirts for us . The details for the flyers are below and I will really appreciate a prompt response with a quote for this flyers if I’m at the right place for this printing and if its an order you can take.

Regarding the tees, I need 600pcs large sized T’shirts. This is a two colors job and STOP CHILD LABOR should be printed front only in Red and Black text.

Hello,
I am Rev, Benjamin Williams and I’ll like to know if you can print flyers and T-shirts for us . The details for the flyers are below and I will really appreciate a prompt response with a quote for this flyers if I’m at the right place for this printing and if its an order you can take.

Regarding the tees, I need 600pcs large sized T’shirts. This is a two colors job and STOP CHILD LABOR should be printed front only in Red and Black text.

Thanks for your email. I am okay with the total cost of and i’d like
to proceed and finalize payment. The order is going to be picked up
from your location when they’re ready to ship. I want you to please
contact ZimLine Freight Co at ( zimlinefreightco@rediffmail.com ) and
obtain a freight quote. They will carry out pick up when the order is
ready to go.

As soon as you hear from them send me an email with total cost
including the freight charges for me to proceed with full payments
using my credit card. I look forward to hearing from you the estimated
quote from the freight forwarder. Get back to me with the total cost
for the order plus shipping charges. Attached is the artwork for
printing.

Here at Ashley House printing company we received the same scam, same artwork etc. I strongly recommend you junk anything from baron.davis89@gmail.com, relating to print requirements. Fortunately only time lost, not money.
Spread the word.

A copy of what we received below

Hello ,

Thanks for your email. I am okay with the total cost of and i’d like to
proceed and finalize payment. The order is going to be picked up from
your location when they’re ready to ship. I want you to please contact
ZimLine Freight Co at ( zimlinefreightco@rediffmail.com ) and obtain a
freight quote. They will carry out pick up when the order is ready to
go.

As soon as you hear from them send me an email with total cost including
the freight charges for me to proceed with full payments using my credit
card. I look forward to hearing from you the estimated quote from the
freight forwarder.Get back to me with the total cost for the order plus
shipping charges. Attached is the artwork for printing.

He almost had me! but before I went ahead and sent him an invoice I prayed to God and asked for his protection, praise God he is always with me. I can’t thank you enough for posting this you saved me and my family a lot of hurt – Here is one of his emails to me

Hello ,

Thanks for your email. I am okay with the total cost and i’d like to proceed and finalize payment. The order is going to be picked up from your location when they’re ready to ship. I want you to please contact ZimLine Freight Co at ( zimlinefreightco@rediffmail.com ) and obtain a freight quote. They will carry out pick up when the order is ready to go.

As soon as you hear from them send me an email with total cost including the freight charges for me to proceed with full payments using my credit card. I look forward to hearing from you the estimated quote from the freight forwarder.Get back to me with the total cost for the order plus shipping charges. Attached is the artwork for printing.

Don’t fall for this scam like I almost did and learn from what I just learned, always pray and seek Gods will for every aspect of your life don’t take a breath without seeking God’s will for it! Praise Jesus he saved me again!

Thank you so much for posting this. My family owns a printshop (I don’t) so when I got the email from david.may55@gmail.com of course I forwarded the request for quote. Who doesn’t want 120,000 fliers and the possibility of converting a new prospect?

Googled his email to see if I could figure out which company / organization he was with. Conveniently enough I found your post and was able to warn my family.

Hello ,
>
>Thanks for your email. I am okay with the total cost and i’d like to
>proceed and finalize payment. The order is going to be picked up from
>your location when they’re ready to ship. I want you to please contact
>ZimLine Freight Co at ( zimlinefreightco@mail.com ) and obtain a
>freight quote. They will carry out pick up when the order is ready to
>go.
>
>Please contact them with the information below.
>
>1. Pick-up Address
>2. Delivery Address
>3. Approximate Weight
>
>Delivery Address:
>
>Woodmead Willows Bridge
># 19B Morris Street,
>East Woodmead 2191 South Africa
>
>As soon as you hear from them send me an email with total cost
>including the freight charges for me to proceed with full payments
>using my credit card. I look forward to hearing from you the estimated
>quote from the freight forwarder.Get back to me with the total cost for
>the order plus shipping charges. Attached is the artwork for printing.
>
>Best Regards
>Mr David May
>David And Sons Ltd
># 891 Davis St
>San Francisco, CA 94111

Just received this scam today in the UK, fortunately I did a search and found this website.

The artwork supplied was different to the artwork mentioned above and looked to be more legitimate with the charity logo etc.

Here’s what I received:

Thanks for your email. I am okay with the total cost and i’d like to proceed and finalize payment. Please contact Atlantic Goose Logistics via email atlanticgoose@post.com and request a quote for shipping the order from your location to the delivery address below:

The order is going to be picked up from your location when they’re ready to ship.

Contact them with the following:

1. Pick-up Address
2. Delivery Address
3. Approximate Weight

As soon as you hear from them send me an email with total cost including the freight charges for me to proceed with full payments using my MasterCard. I look forward to hearing from you the estimated quote from the freight forwarder. Attached is the artwork for printing.

When 3 people in our office received the quote request I immediately knew it was a scam as I have seen this same request years ago. The name on our emails is:
Mr David May
David And Sons Ltd
# 891 Davis St
San Francisco, CA 94111

I had my suspicions and after seeing so many with the exact same text in the email, plus all the other info, I am now convinced. Thanks for posting everyone! My email was the same text, from David May (david.may55@gmail.com) so make sure you junk that one too!

Mr. “Barry” has been emailing us, as well, to our general email box, looking for said 120,000 “Classic” full-page flyers (whatever the hell that means). Obviously, we flagged him as spam. FYI for all other printers for emails out of the blue: we ONLY sell to clients who “decloak off the starboard bow” and let us know their (a) real/business email address, not just a gmail/yahoo address, (b) real street address, not just a PO Box; and, (c) real land line phone, and not just a cell phone. If said/would-be clients cannot produce these, then their chance of being fly-by-night has statistically and dramatically increased. DON’T SELL TO THEM. Real clients do not hide in the shadows and conduct themselves in a transparent fashion. Best, Sean

Good Day, I’d like to get a quote on printing 120,000 copies of Flyers.These will be printed with the following specifications: Description: Flyers 8.5″ x 11″ Classic full-page size. High quality, full-color with no bleed One sided Paper: 100# Glossy Text Time Frame: 7-10 Days I will be providing a PDF file ready for printing and since this is a pick up order, please advise the total cost plus applicable tax. Regards, David

Thanks for your email. I am okay with the total cost and i’d like to proceed and finalize payment. The order is going to be picked up from your location when they’re ready to ship. I want you to please contact ZimLine Freight Co at ( zimlinefreightco@rediffmail.com ) and obtain a freight quote. They will carry out pick up when the order is ready to go.

As soon as you hear from them send me an email with total cost including the freight charges for me to proceed with full payments using my credit card. I look forward to hearing from you the estimated quote from the freight forwarder.Get back to me with the total cost for the order plus shipping charges. Attached is the artwork for printing.

Please advise total pricing for pick up including tax and let me know
how long it will take to have these flyers printed.

Regards,

D. Henderson

Order email:

Hi Megan,

Thanks for your email. I am okay with the total cost and i’d like to proceed and finalize payment. Please contact Atlantic Goose Logistics via email atlanticgoose@usa.com and request a quote for shipping the order from your location to the delivery address below:

The order is going to be picked up from your location when they’re ready to ship.

Contact them with the following:

1. Pick-up Address
2. Delivery Address
3. Approximate Weight

As soon as you hear from them send me an email with total cost including the freight charges for me to proceed with full payments using my MasterCard. I look forward to hearing from you the estimated
quote from the freight forwarder. Attached is the artwork for printing.

I will be providing a PDF file ready for printing and since this is a
pick up order, please advise the total cost plus applicable tax.

Regards,
Rick

I quoted the job, and he responded with this email along with a picture of a globe being held by hands with a quote about giving to the needy…

Hello ,

Thanks for your email. I am okay with the total cost and i’d like to
proceed and finalize payment. The order is going to be picked up from
your location when they’re ready to ship. I want you to please contact
ZimLine Freight Co at ( zimlinefreightco@rediffmail.com ) and obtain a
freight quote. They will carry out pick up when the order is ready to
go.

As soon as you hear from them send me an email with total cost
including the freight charges for me to proceed with full payments
using my credit card. I look forward to hearing from you the estimated
quote from the freight forwarder.Get back to me with the total cost
for the order plus shipping charges. Attached is the artwork for
printing.

Yep, got one today from Baron Davisbaron.davis89@gmail.com
Exactly as described in original post even the artwork the same, while it has bleeds, orders specs say no bleeds, degenerate does not know what that means most likely.
This is so old, i can’t believe they still running it…

My name is Joshua Crow,I am contacted you in regards to purchase some Fire Extinguishers i want to order from you.Below is my specification for the Fire Extinguisher:

Type – ABC Dry Chemical Fire Extinguishers Size – 5 lbs
Quantity:60

I would like you to send me an email response with the picked up total cost for this type and if you don’t have this type available email me with the type you have available. Kindly respond to me as soon as possible for us to proceed further with the order.

I, too, received the David May email yesterday. I did put a quote together and got the same reply with the globe artwork although the file was 4 meg. Decided to check it out and am glad I did. It would be nice to catch these crooks!

Thanks for your email. I am okay with the total cost and i’d like to
proceed and finalize payment. The order is going to be picked up from
your location when they’re ready to ship. I want you to please contact
ZimLine Freight Co at ( zimlinefreightco@rediffmail.com ) and obtain a
freight quote. They will carry out pick up when the order is ready to
go.

As soon as you hear from them send me an email with total cost
including the freight charges for me to proceed with full payments
using my credit card. I look forward to hearing from you the estimated
quote from the freight forwarder.Get back to me with the total cost
for the order plus shipping charges. Attached is the artwork for
printing.

Here is a new one from today. E-mail address states that is it sent from Baron Davis (baron.davis@gmail.com), then he signs it as Rick. Not even smart enough to realize that he signed it with a name that doesn’t match the e-mail address!! LOL
____________________________________________________

Good Day,

I’d like to get a quote on printing 120,000 copies of Flyers.These
will be printed with the following specifications:

I received this same e-mail from David and figured it was a BS scam…after 30 years in business they are pretty obvious to me. Why would someone from SF want something made here in the US and shipped to South Africa.

Please advise total pricing for pick up including tax and let me know
how long it will take to have these flyers printed.

Regards,

Thanks for your email. I am okay with the total cost and i’d like to proceed and finalize payment. Please contact Atlantic Goose Logistics via email atlanticgoose@usa.com and request a quote for shipping the order from your location to the delivery address below:

The order is going to be picked up from your location when they’re ready to ship.

Contact them with the following:

1. Pick-up Address
2. Delivery Address
3. Approximate Weight

As soon as you hear from them send me an email with total cost including the freight charges for me to proceed with full payments using my Credit Card. I look forward to hearing from you the estimated quote from the freight forwarder. Attached is the artwork for printing.

Thanks for your email. I am okay with the total cost and i’d like to proceed and finalize payment. Please contact Pacific Shipping Inc. via email pacificshipping@usa.com and request a quote for shipping the order from your location to the delivery address below:

The order is going to be picked up from your location when they’re ready to ship.

Contact them with the following:

1. Pick-up Address
2. Delivery Address
3. Approximate Weight

As soon as you hear from them send me an email with total cost including the freight charges for me to proceed with full payments using my MasterCard. I look forward to hearing from you the estimated quote from the freight forwarder. Attached is the artwork for printing.

Thanks for your email. I am okay with the total cost and i’d like to
proceed and finalize payment. Please contact Atlantic Goose Logistics via
email atlanticgoose@usa.com and request a quote for shipping the
order from your location to the delivery address below:

The order is going to be picked up from your location when they’re
ready to ship.

Contact them with the following:

1. Pick-up Address
2. Delivery Address
3. Approximate Weight

As soon as you hear from them send me an email with total cost
including the freight charges for me to proceed with full payments
using my MasterCard. I look forward to hearing from you the estimated
quote from the freight forwarder. Artwork attached.

We are interested in buying your product in large
quantity for a tender, therefore please quote for
us your best competitive price and also let us know
your payment terms as well the delivery period as
we want to place an order immediately.

Thanks for your email. I am okay with the total cost and i’d like to
proceed and finalize payment. The order is going to be picked up from
your location when they’re ready to ship. I want you to please contact
ZimLine Freight Co at ( zimlinefreightco@mail.com ) and obtain a
freight quote. They will carry out pick up when the order is ready to
go.

As soon as you hear from them send me an email with total cost
including the freight charges for me to proceed with full payments
using my credit card. I look forward to hearing from you the estimated
quote from the freight forwarder.Get back to me with the total cost
for the order plus shipping charges. Attached is the artwork for
printing.

Best Regards
Mr David May
David And Sons Ltd
# 891 Davis St
San Francisco, CA 94111

Thanks for your email. I am okay with the total cost and i’d like to
proceed and finalize payment. Please contact Atlantic Goose Logistics
via email atlanticgoose@usa.com and request a quote for shipping the
order from your location to the delivery address below:

The order is going to be picked up from your location when they’re
ready to ship.

Contact them with the following:

1. Pick-up Address
2. Delivery Address
3. Approximate Weight

As soon as you hear from them send me an email with total cost
including the freight charges for me to proceed with full payments
using my MasterCard. I look forward to hearing from you the estimated
quote from the freight forwarder. Attached is the artwork for
printing.

Hello,
I would like to place an order for some banners.Here is the
information on the banner.

Size?……..10″x38″ INCHES

Quantity?…….500 pcs

Indoor or Outdoor?……Outdoor

How long do you plan on leaving this banner up?3 MONTHS

What do you want the banner to say? WITH GOD ALL THINGS ARE
POSSIBLE(UPPER CASE LETTERING)

This will have to be white background with blue lettering.This will be
hanging.I need grommets on the two top sides.This has to be the upper
part.I need the quote on this banner and how soon you can get them for
me.What major credit cards do you accept.Can I make a deposit payment
and pay the balance upon pick up.Kindly email me your full contact
details for reference.
Regards,
Rev. Matthew

No telephone number, no street address…and he wants 500? Right. I’ve seen these before, but I want to thank you for compiling these emails, Mr. Poller!

I received the david.may55@gmail.com scam email this morning and knew immediately that it was most likely a scam. Of course when I Googled “david.may55”, it returned this website. I have received a number of these over the last few years and almost fell for the first one, which was about banners, but, ran it by another shop before replying. Thanks to websites like this one for keeping our industry informed about such scams.

Thanks for your email. I am okay with the total cost and i’d like to
proceed and finalize payment. Please contact Midwest Logistics via
email info@midwestshippinglogistics.com and request a quote for
shipping the order from your location to the delivery address below:

The order is going to be picked up from your location when they’re
ready to ship.

Contact them with the following:

1. Pick-up Address
2. Delivery Address
3. Approximate Weight

As soon as you hear from them send me an email with total cost
including the freight charges for me to proceed with full payments
using my MasterCard. I look forward to hearing from you the estimated
quote from the freight forwarder. Artwork attached.

Just got this email today from Rev. Matthew Kings dh81768@gmail.com :
Hello,
I would like to place an order for some banners.Here is the
information on the banner.

Size?……..10″x38″ INCHES

Quantity?…….500 pcs

Indoor or Outdoor?……Outdoor

How long do you plan on leaving this banner up?3 MONTHS

What do you want the banner to say? WITH GOD ALL THINGS ARE
POSSIBLE(UPPER CASE LETTERING)

This will have to be white background with blue lettering.This will be
hanging.I need grommets on the two top sides.This has to be the upper
part.I need the quote on this banner and how soon you can get them for
me.What major credit cards do you accept.Can I make a deposit payment
and pay the balance upon pick up.Kindly email me your full contact
details for reference.
Regards,
Rev. Matthew

Rev. Matthew Kings [dh81768@gmail.com]
Hello,
I would like to place an order for some banners.Here is the information on the banner.

Size?……..10″x38″ INCHES

Quantity?…….500 pcs

Indoor or Outdoor?……Outdoor

How long do you plan on leaving this banner up?3 MONTHS

What do you want the banner to say? WITH GOD ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE(UPPER CASE LETTERING)

This will have to be white background with blue lettering.This will be hanging.I need grommets on the two top sides.This has to be the upper part.I need the quote on this banner and how soon you can get them for me.What major credit cards do you accept.Can I make a deposit payment and pay the balance upon pick up.Kindly email me your full contact details for reference.
Regards,
Rev. Matthew

Got this scam over the weekend. It was very well done – at least a plausible print request. Except that a request from someone in San Francisco asking me (in Ohio) to send something to South Africa was enough of a stretch that I Google’d the name and found this information. Thank you for taking a few things off my plate for the day. !!

We get these requests all the time, We ALWAYS ask fro them to call our office or give us a number to talk over the phone, they never respond…….. No matter how tuff business is or how you think this could be your next big order, STOP!!!! and think about it…..Its not worth IT!!!! , my customers ask for a proof on something as little as $10, if there not worried about what there are getting, then its a scam!!!! actual email attached:

from: Rev. Matthew Kings (dh81768@gmail.com)

Hello,
I would like to place an order for some banners.Here is the
information on the banner.

Size?……..10″x38″ INCHES

Quantity?…….500 pcs

Indoor or Outdoor?……Outdoor

How long do you plan on leaving this banner up?3 MONTHS

What do you want the banner to say? WITH GOD ALL THINGS ARE
POSSIBLE(UPPER CASE LETTERING)

This will have to be white background with blue lettering.This will be
hanging.I need grommets on the two top sides.This has to be the upper
part.I need the quote on this banner and how soon you can get them for
me.What major credit cards do you accept.Can I make a deposit payment
and pay the balance upon pick up.Kindly email me your full contact
details for reference.
Regards,
Rev. Matthew

I received an email asking for a quote on 60,000 flyers from a Rev. John Larry (john.larrry51@gmail.com). I thought it seemed weird and wondered how he got our info, but I sent him a quote. He responded to the quote and sent me artwork that had a picture of Jesus on it. He recommended a company for shipment because he wanted to ship them to Sweden. Asked me to email them (bestoneshipping@hotmail.com) and get a shipping quote. At this point I Googled his email address and found this article! Thank you so much for posting this! If I stop responding, do you think he already has enough information about me to do anything? He has my name, number and probably can look up our company’s billing address from our website.

Sent:
Tue, 1 Oct 2013 07:13:47 -0700
Subject:
Price Quote Requested
Dear Customer Service
My name is James McClure ,am with McClure And Sons Inc can you please quote me on printing 60,000 copies of Flyers with the following specs.

a. measures 8.5′ x 11′
b. 80# Gloss Text
c.one sided
d. Full color

Please provide quote on 60,000 copies and i will like to know the form of payment you do accept so that I can proceed with the order.Thanks and hope to read from you soon.

Dear Valued Customer,
My name is Mr. kevin maxwel. I am interested in ordering some BANNERS from your company but since this is the first time am ordering these kind of products then I would be very glad if you can provide me with a list of sizes and pricing of the BANNERS you carry in stock for sale. Also let me know if you do take a surcharge when accepting either a Visa or Master Credit Cards payment.
I Look forward to hear from you soon
Regards

Dear Customer Service
My name is James McClure ,am with McClure And Sons Inc and i contact to make an inquires of Stainless Steel with the following specs.

304 Stainless Steel .062 (16 gauge) x 24″ Wide x 36″ Long

I will like you to send me an email response with the picked up price for this sizes and if you don’t have this size or type available kindly email me with the sizes you have available. Kindly respond to me as soon as possible for us to proceed further with the order.

I will like you to send me an email response with the custom unit price for this sizes and if you don’t have this size or type available kindly email me with the sizes you have available. Kindly respond to me as soon as possible for us to proceed further with the order.

This is the second time this scam has been tried on me. This guy was much better than the last, and I went for it the first time, the credit cards they gave me were all declined or I would have been pulled in.

I sell cooling towers, so it was not printing, but the same format.

Thank you for taking the time to put this on the internet so others can be saved from falling for this kind of stuff.

This is a great post. I get this kind of email at least once/week, never even bother replying. But I can see how someone new in business might get excited about this and even fall for it, it’s good to spread the word to stop these scammers.

We got the same scam. How do they make money off of this I’m not sure I understand? And are the credit card companies at least paying the people who printed for these scammers since they approved the transaction?

Dear Customer Service
My name is James McClure ,am with McClure And Sons Inc can you please quote me on printing 60,000 copies of Flyers with the following specs.

a. measures 8.5′ x 11′
b. 80# Gloss Text
c.one sided
d. Full color

Please provide quote on 60,000 copies and i will like to know the form of payment you do accept so that I can proceed with the order.Thanks and hope to read from you soon.

They are now doing this to locksmiths such as myself now. I ended up turning them away once they wanted to order 500 padlocks equaling over $7,000 which just seemed an outrageous quantity. They wouldn’t say what they were going towards just to give them 3 padlock pricing. I asked for tons of information such as what size,shape,keyway,color,grade they wanted and they would only repeat i need pricing for 3 different padlocks. I decided to see what they actually wanted so I gave them the list of pricing of what we stock and that’s when they wanted to order 500 of a certain one.

The following is the address they wanted me to ship it to which is when I found out it was bogus.
David And Sons Ltd
# 891 Davis St
San Francisco, CA 94111

Got the request from williamandsonslnt@gmail.com but gave them quote and their response was automatic without answers. so I assumed it was scam, it comes up Tim Williams.
another giveaway was improper use of English language

I will like you to send me an email response with the custom ordered unit price for this sizes and if you don’t have this size or type available kindly email me with the sizes you have available. Kindly respond to me as soon as possible for us to proceed further with the order.

I will like you to send me an email response with the custom ordered unit price for this sizes and if you don’t have this size or type available kindly email me with the sizes you have available. Kindly respond to me as soon as possible for us to proceed further with the order.

My response:
Please contact us at xxx-xxx-xxxx so we can review your request and provide you with this quotation.

On the off chance they’re legit, I try to give the benefit of the doubt, but I *always* check on website enquiries. I’m glad someone else posted this scammer’s email address to be found on an internet search.

I will like you to send me an email response with the custom ordered unit price for this sizes and if you don’t have this size or type available kindly email me with the sizes you have available. Kindly respond to me as soon as possible for us to proceed further with the order.

I will like you to send me an email response with the custom ordered unit price for this sizes and if you don’t have this size or type available kindly email me with the sizes you have available. Kindly respond to me as soon as possible for us to proceed further with the order.

These people are using businesses to do their work for them. They work for companies that offer pricing info to consumers. They enter all of our qoutes into their data base so they have pricing all over the country for all types of different services and materials.

I received this email too, but it was not for printing anything, but for one of the products we sell (portable Fire Extinguishers). Here is a copy:

Dear Customer Service
My name is Tim Williams ,am with William And Sons Lnt and i contact to make an inquires of ABC Dry Chemical Fire Extinguishers with the following specs.

Type – ABC Dry Chemical Fire Extinguishers Size – 5 lbs
Quantity:60

I would like you to send me an email response with the picked up price for this type and if you don’t have this type available kindly email me with the type you have available. Kindly respond to me as soon as possible for us to proceed further with the order.

Dear Customer Service
My name is Tim Williams ,am with William And Sons Lnt and i contact to make an inquires of ABC Dry Chemical Fire Extinguishers with the following specs.

Type – ABC Dry Chemical Fire Extinguishers Size – 5 lbs
Quantity:60

I would like you to send me an email response with the picked up price for this type and if you don’t have this type available kindly email me with the type you have available. Kindly respond to me as soon as possible for us to proceed further with the order.

Thanks for your email. I am okay with the total cost and i’d like to
proceed and finalize payment. Please contact Pacific Shipping Inc. via
email pacific_shippinginc@hotmail.com and request a quote for shipping the order
from your location to the delivery address below:

The order is going to be picked up from your location when they’re ready to
ship.

Contact them with the following:

1. Pick-up Address
2. Delivery Address
3. Approximate Weight

As soon as you hear from them send me an email with total cost including
the freight charges for me to proceed with full payments using my
MasterCard. I look forward to hearing from you the estimated quote from the
freight forwarder. Artwork attached.

Here is the one I received today:
(Please note: 60 5# fire extinguishers)

Dear Customer Service
My name is Tim Williams ,am with William And Sons Lnt and i contact to make an inquires of ABC Dry Chemical Fire Extinguishers with the following specs.

Type – ABC Dry Chemical Fire Extinguishers Size – 5 lbs
Quantity:60

I would like you to send me an email response with the picked up price for this type and if you don’t have this type available kindly email me with the type you have available. Kindly respond to me as soon as possible for us to proceed further with the order.

Here is the scam: They want to purchase your product but want you to use their preferred shipping company. This shipping company must be pre-paid. The buyer will give you a credit card to pay for the shipping cost, the credit card is approved, you pay the shipping company, they have your product and your money. A week later you get a notice from your credit card company that the card was invalid and they take the money out of your account. DO NOT FALL FOR THIS!! williamandsonslnt@gmail.comabffreightcompany@live.com Terry Alex, terryshop40@gmail.com, Pioneer North Inc

Dear Customer Service
My name is Tim Williams ,am with William And Sons Lnt and i contact to make an inquires of ABC Dry Chemical Fire Extinguishers with the following specs.

Type – ABC Dry Chemical Fire Extinguishers Size – 5 lbs
Quantity:60

I would like you to send me an email response with the picked up price for this type and if you don’t have this type available kindly email me with the type you have available. Kindly respond to me as soon as possible for us to proceed further with the order.

Dear Customer Service
My name is Tim Williams ,am with William And Sons Lnt and i contact to make an inquires of ABC Dry Chemical Fire Extinguishers with the following specs.

Type – ABC Dry Chemical Fire Extinguishers Size – 5 lbs
Quantity:60

I would like you to send me an email response with the picked up price for this type and if you don’t have this type available kindly email me with the type you have available. Kindly respond to me as soon as possible for us to proceed further with the order.

Dear Customer Service
My name is Tim Williams ,am with William And Sons Lnt and i contact to make an inquires of ABC Dry Chemical Fire Extinguishers with the following specs.

Type – ABC Dry Chemical Fire Extinguishers Size – 5 lbs
Quantity:60

I would like you to send me an email response with the picked up price for this type and if you don’t have this type available kindly email me with the type you have available. Kindly respond to me as soon as possible for us to proceed further with the order.

We received this email too, here is a copy;
Dear Customer Service
My name is Tim Williams ,am with William And Sons Lnt and i will to order Galvanized Sheets with the following specs.

24 X 36
16-gauge
Quantity:400

I will like you to send me an email response with the price for this sizes and if you don’t have this size or type available email me with the sizes you have available. Kindly respond to me as soon as possible for us to proceed further with the order.

Dear Customer Service
My name is Tim Williams ,am with William And Sons Lnt and i contact to make an inquires of ABC Dry Chemical Fire Extinguishers with the following specs.

Type – ABC Dry Chemical Fire Extinguishers Size – 5 lbs
Quantity:60

I would like you to send me an email response with the picked up price for this type and if you don’t have this type available email me with the type you have available. Kindly respond to me as soon as possible for us to proceed further with the order.

Thank you very much for the time and support. i will like to proceed on with the payment of the order with my credit card and i will be very grateful if you can kindly get the freight charges for the order.I am sending the order to (Presbyterian Church of God).I am recommending you to a Freight company which i will like you to kindly contact.Send an email to the freight company requesting for the freight charges and as soon as you receive a delivery quote from them,kindly email me back with the total cost of the order with the delivery cost.Below is the contact email for the shipping company and the delivery address.They require the deliver and pickup address for them to be able to provide a quote.

And include your pickup location and they will surely get back to you with the freight quote.As soon as they get back to you with the freight quote,then ad it to the unit cost and email me with the grand total of the unit including shipping all together so that i can finalize the order with my credit card.Thanks and hope to hear from you soon.

Note : Advice the shipping that is Urgent Okay

For a moment I thought this was real but I decided to google the email address because something didn’t make sense.

Dear Customer Service
My name is Tim Williams ,am with William And Sons Lnt and i contact to make an inquires of ABC Dry Chemical Fire Extinguishers with the following specs.

Type – ABC Dry Chemical Fire Extinguishers Size – 5 lbs
Quantity:60

I would like you to send me an email response with the picked up price for this type and if you don’t have this type available email me with the type you have available. Kindly respond to me as soon as possible for us to proceed further with the order.

On Tue, Feb 25, 2014 at 3:04 PM, Tim William wrote:
Dear Customer Service
My name is Tim Williams ,am with William And Sons Lnt and i contact to make an inquires of Stainless Steel with the following specs.

304 Stainless Steel .062 (16 gauge) x 24″ Wide x 36″ Long

I will like you to send me an email response with the picked up price for this sizes and if you don’t have this size or type available kindly email me with the sizes you have available. Kindly respond to me as soon as possible for us to proceed further with the order.

We received this order as well:
Begin forwarded message:
From: Tim William
Date: March 5, 2014 at 11:04:53 AM MST
To: James Hooper
Subject: Re: Price Quote Requested
Thanks for your reply. am OK with the total $3,120.00 And i will be using my credit cards for the payment? Let me know how soon can it be ready for pick-up at your location .Thanks and hope to hear from you soon.

On Mar 5, 2014, at 7:26 AM, “Tim William” wrote:
Dear Customer Service
My name is Tim Williams ,am with William And Sons Lnt and i contact to make an inquires of ABC Dry Chemical Fire Extinguishers with the following specs.

Type – ABC Dry Chemical Fire Extinguishers Size – 5 lbs
Quantity:60

I would like you to send me an email response with the picked up price for this type and if you don’t have this type available email me with the type you have available. Kindly respond to me as soon as possible for us to proceed further with the order.

Thank you very much for the time and support. i will like to proceed on with the payment of the order with my credit card and i will be very grateful if you can kindly get the freight charges for the order.I am sending the order to (Presbyterian Church of God).I am recommending you to a Freight company which i will like you to kindly contact.Send an email to the freight company requesting for the freight charges and as soon as you receive a delivery quote from them,kindly email me back with the total cost of the order with the delivery cost.Below is the contact email for the shipping company and the delivery address.They require the deliver and pickup address for them to be able to provide a quote.

And include your pickup location and they will surely get back to you with the freight quote.As soon as they get back to you with the freight quote,then ad it to the unit cost and email me with the grand total of the unit including shipping all together so that i can finalize the order with my credit card.Thanks and hope to hear from you soon.

>>>> Dear Sir / Madam
>>>>
>>>> Am Mr. David i got in contact with your company to see if you sell
>>>> ( Lights
>>>> ) , if you do i will like you to email me with the picked up price
>>>> including tax and if you accept Master or Visa credit card as a
>>>> form of payment, but if you don’t have this type kindly email me
>>>> with the types that you have or the one nearer to the one am
>>>> requesting or you can direct me to you website so i can see what you have for sale.
>>>>
>>>> Best Regards
>>>> Mr David May

Google Street View indicated that the Queensland address was a suburban house. The use of a gmail email address made me suspicious as well.

I responded, and got this reply:
==============
Thanks very much for the Quote…I hereby wish to confirm to you that I accept the Quote for the Order.

I would like to have the order picked-up from you and i want you to contact the below Freight Forwarder on their e-mail address to obtain a freight pick-up quote for me…
Company name : SKYLINES LOGISTICS INC.
E-mail address : SKYLINES.LOGISTICS@OUTLOOK.COM
Contact person : MR. BERNARD HAYFORD
You will need to include the delivery address listed below for them to provide you with the accurate freight quote using their freight service for this shipment;

Mr. Larry Nacey
15, Clercine 14
Grald Bataille
Port-au-Prince
HT 6110, Haiti
Also in order for them to provide you with a freight pick-up quote, they will require for you to add the following information for them to be able to provide you with a freight quote.
===========

The sudden shift of destination from Queensland, Australia to Haiti, plus the Outlook address for the freight forwarder, made me even more suspicious, confirmed by a Google search which found this page.

I’ll string this bastard along by saying that our ‘despatch department’ handles all deliveries, and will now chase him for the artwork.

With Regards to your Company This is Tim Williams i sending you email regarding to Order Granite counter tops and i will need you to fabricate some counter tops for me and as soon as it is done and paid for it will be picked up from your locations so i will need you to get back to me with the total quote for the following counter tops without installation but i need the total cost with tax only and i will handle the installation my self.. This is what I need.

And I will like to order those and i will handle the installation my self so i will need you to get back to me with the pick up price for the two counter tops and? and I will be looking forward to your reply ASAP.

Just received the same type of inquiry for the purchase of generators from Rev Matthews Kings. His acceptance of the quote just seemed way too easy. Decided to goggle the name and found this article. Thank goodness

I work for a print shop in Ohio and received a request on 4/15/14 from a Ronald Barkley (ronbarkley77@gmail.com) for 120,000 single side 8.5×11 flyers. After providing a quoted rate via email this was the response I received:

Hi,

Thanks for your email. I am okay with the total cost and i’d like to
proceed and finalize payment. Please contact Pacific Shipping Inc. via
email pacific_shipping@aol.com and request a quote for shipping the order
from your location to the delivery address below:

The order is going to be picked up from your location when they’re ready to
ship.

Contact them with the following:

1. Pick-up Address
2. Delivery Address
3. Approximate Weight

As soon as you hear from them send me an email with total cost including
the freight charges for me to proceed with full payments using my
MasterCard. I look forward to hearing from you the estimated quote from the
freight forwarder. Artwork attached.

This one came through our web site yesterday and we pulled the plug on it this afternoon, no loss

Feedback entered on website:

Questions/Comments: Dear sir/madam My name is James Moore, and I would like to know if your company can handle a printing project of FLYERS in the following specifications; Flat Size : 8.5″ x 11″ Paper Type : 100# Gloss Cover Color : Full Color Front, No Back (4/0) Folding : Flat (None) Quantity : 80,000 Copies Print Turnaround : 1 – 2 Weeks Artwork : PDF (To Be Provided) If yes, I will be glad if you can provide me with an estimate quote for this job, excluding shipping and I will be happy to confirm and proceed further once I receive the quote. Question: Do you accept CREDIT CARD PAYMENTS. Thank you, James Moore
Select Account Executive: None
Name: James Moore
Title:
Company: N/A
Address:
City:
State: Minnesota
Zip:
Telephone: 724 965 0150
Fax:
Email: Moore0774@gmail.com

Nothing ever came of it but back on March 12, 2014 Jameswilson013@gmail.com created a new account @ aceprinters.com which offers online printing services. Thankfully, James Wilson did not start the scam process with us, but he was at least trolling.

To:Karen Moore
Name:James Moore
Email:Moore0774@gmail.com
Subject:Flyers
Message:Dear sir/madam
My name is James Moore, and I would like to know if your company can
handle a printing project of FLYERS in the following specifications;
Flat Size : 8.5″ x 11″
Paper Type : 100# Gloss Cover
Color : Full Color Front, No Back (4/0)
Folding : Flat (None)
Quantity : 80,000 Copies
Print Turnaround : 1 – 2 Weeks
Artwork : PDF (To Be Provided)
If yes, I will be glad if you can provide me with an estimate quote
for this job, excluding shipping and I will be happy to confirm and
proceed further once I receive the quote.
Question: Do you accept CREDIT CARD PAYMENTS.
Thank you,
James Moore

After going through the motions of working up a quote. It was immediately accepted via email… see below!

Attention : Karen Moore
Thanks very much for the Quote. I hereby wish to confirm to you that I accept the Quote for the Order as per my request, as it is at the moment. I would like to have the order picked-up from you and i want you to contact the below Freight Forwarder on their e-mail address to obtain a freight pick-up quote for me…

Also, they will require the following information from you to be able to provide you with a freight quote.
​​1). Pick-up address information
2). Items to be pick-up description
3). Items to be pick-up size dimension
4) Items to be pick-up approx total weights
Kindly go ahead and contact them to obtain a freight quote, add it to the order cost and get back to me with the full total costs so that I can proceed with the full totals payment​ before you place/process my order.
Thank you!
With Regards,
​James Moore

Then followed up with a phone call from a “Private Number”. The accent was so strong I could barely understand them. Although they did claim to be James Moore. I suggested that he pay his own shipping. He then insisted that I take care of it. I refused an he hung up!

I will like you to send me an email response with the price for this sizes and if you don’t have this size or type available email me with the sizes you have available. Kindly respond to me as soon as possible for us to proceed further with the order.

I will like you to send me an email response with the price for this sizes and if you don’t have this size or type available email me with the sizes you have available. Kindly respond to me as soon as possible for us to proceed further with the order.

This is what my Boss received and gave it to me. Once I read it I thought SCAM!! so I looked it up and found this page:

Dear Customer Service
My name is Tim William ,am with William And Sons Lnt and i will to order 304 Stainless steel with the following specs.

24 X 36
16-gauge
Quantity:60
1.5mm thick

I will like you to send me an email response with the price for this sizes and if you don’t have this size or type available email me with the sizes you have available. Kindly respond to me as soon as possible for us to proceed further with the order.

I will like you to send me an email response with the picked up price for this sizes and if you don’t have this size or type available kindly email me with the sizes you have available. Kindly respond to me as soon as possible for us to proceed further with the order.

I received the same exact one from South Africa as Anon Print. shipping company @ AOL.com gave it away for me. Always beware of international orders.

Hi,

Thanks for your email. I am okay with the total cost and i’d like to
proceed and finalize payment. Please contact Pacific Shipping Inc. via
email pacific_shipping@aol.com and request a quote for shipping the order
from your location to the delivery address below:

The order is going to be picked up from your location when they’re ready to
ship.

Contact them with the following:

1. Pick-up Address
2. Delivery Address
3. Approximate Weight

As soon as you hear from them send me an email with total cost including
the freight charges for me to proceed with full payments using my
MasterCard. I look forward to hearing from you the estimated quote from the
freight forwarder. Artwork attached.

Greetings how are you doing today? My name is Darrin floyd i’m sending you this email because i will be needing your service i have a seminar coming up in the city here on the 5th of june by 3pm …I hope you do Screen printing on Tshirts ?. i have some T-shirt i need you to do Screen printing on all together are 150 dozen of T-shirts white in color and i’ll like to put at the front of the T-shitrs (ARISE AND SHINE) you move down lower and put (ISHIA 60:1) i need a perfect job on the T-shirts the total of the T-shirts are 1800Pcs.Sizes are M=74Cm 600pcs, XL=78cm 600pcs and XXL=80cm 600pcs.i will have a private carrier have the T-shirts deliver to your shop so you can work on them…so kindly get back to me the request information below..
Full name..
Shop Address..
Cell phone and Business phone number..
Total cost of your service..

NOTE: Payment is via check

Thank you in anticipation of your prompt and favorable reply..
Best regard

I will like you to send me an email response with the price for this sizes and if you don’t have this size or type available email me with the sizes you have available. Kindly respond to me as soon as possible for us to proceed further with the order.

Thank You.
Tim William
Email came directly from our website, which states we are not a supplier of such materials, but an installer! Teresa~~

I will like you to send me an email response with the price for this sizes and if you don’t have this size or type available email me with the sizes you have available. Kindly respond to me as soon as possible for us to proceed further with the order.

I own a print shop in Georgia and received a request on 6/25/14 from a Randy Kellerman (rkellerman1@gmail.com) for 100,000 single sided 8.5×11 flyers printed 4 color process on a 100# gloss text. After providing a quoted rate via email this was the response I received:

Hi,

Thanks for your email. I am okay with the total cost and i’d like to
proceed and finalize payment. Please contact Pacific Shipping Inc. via
email pacific_shipping@hotmail.com and request a quote for shipping the order
from your location to the delivery address below:

The order is going to be picked up from your location when they’re ready to
ship.

Contact them with the following:

1. Pick-up Address
2. Delivery Address
3. Approximate Weight

As soon as you hear from them send me an email with total cost including
the freight charges for me to proceed with full payments using my
MasterCard. I look forward to hearing from you the estimated quote from the
freight forwarder. Artwork attached.

I will like you to send me an email response with the price for this sizes and if you don’t have this size or type available email me with the sizes you have available. Kindly respond to me as soon as possible for us to proceed further with the order.

Received this email this morning… thought it was a little odd, so I did some research.

Dear Sir/Madam,
Do you carry Generac Standby Generators.I need a Generac automatic standby generator natural gas 20kw.Kindly email me the pricing and also availability on them.I need the pricing including a 200AMP switch.I want the total quote for two of this Generator.I do not need installation.This is a pick up order.How soon can you get them for me as soon as an order is placed for them.What major credit cards do you accept.Kindly email me your full contact details for reference.
Regards,
Rev. Matthew

Randy Kellermann
Jul 4 (3 days ago)
Please quote the following:
Description: Flyers
8.5″ x 11″ Full Color Flyers 1 Sided – 100 lb Gloss Text Weight
Printing on 1 side: Front Only – Full-color with bleeds
Quantity: 100,000
Please advise total pricing for pick up including tax and let me know
how long it will take to have these flyers printed.

Regards,
Randy

and the 2nd email:

Hi Marc,

Thanks for your email. I am okay with the total cost and i’d like to
proceed and finalize payment. Please contact Pacific Shipping via
email pacific_shipping@aol.com and request a quote for shipping the order
from your location to the delivery address below:

The order is going to be picked up from your location when they’re ready to
ship.

Contact them with the following:

1. Pick-up Address
2. Delivery Address
3. Approximate Weight

As soon as you hear from them send me an email with total cost including
the freight charges for me to proceed with full payments using my
MasterCard. I look forward to hearing from you with the estimated quote from the
freight forwarder. Artwork attached.

Please advise total pricing for pick up including tax and let me know
how long it will take to have these flyers printed.

Regards,

Randy”

OUR RESPONSE:

“Hi Randy,

Thanks for considering iPrint4Less.
We are a wholesale printer who has been in the Chicagoland area since 2004, providing High Quality, Low Cost printing. While we initially only served the Non-Profit community, in 2008 we opened our doors to the general public. Our background is in advertising & marketing & our goal has always been to help Churches, Charities & small business owners find cost effective & efficient marketing solutions.

Below you will find a quote for the specific item you requested info for. We will also include another option for you that 90% of our customers find quite appealing.

I will like you to send me an email response with the custom ordered unit price for this sizes and if you cant do this size or type kindly email me with the custom made you have available. Kindly respond to me as soon as possible for us to proceed further with the order.

I will like you to send me an email response with the price for this sizes and if you don’t have this size or type available email me with the sizes you have available. Kindly respond to me as soon as possible for us to proceed further with the order.

I will like you to send me an email response with the price for this sizes and if you don’t have this size or type available email me with the sizes you have available. Kindly respond to me as soon as possible for us to proceed further with the order.

My name is Zach Muhr and i want to make a inquiry of some Banner,the type of banner i will like from you is vinyl and the size i want is 32″x60″ with grommet on the banner.I want this Message on the banner is (Give & It Shall be Given Unto You).Kindly get me some price for a Quantity of 100 banners and please advise me the Payment method you do accept and also how long will it take you before getting me those banners for pickup to be Schedule.Please advice to my email as soon as you received this email.Thank You Very Much.

I will like you to send me an email response with the price for this sizes and if you don’t have this size or type available email me with the sizes you have available. Kindly respond to me as soon as possible for us to proceed further with the order.

Well, I’m certainly glad for sites just like this. I did receive the scam email from Tim William AKA William & Son, looking for 300pcs of 16 gage galvanized 48×36. Just as written above, he agreed with no questions on the price and would pay CIA “since I don’t have established credit with your company” he then gave me his “preferred carrier” as the material was going to be delivered to “The church of god” in Norway. Knowing that credit card charges can be reversed and feeling suspicious about his eagerness I decided to Google William & Sons and found the above. We did in fact run his credit card and had the money but had not started the order yet. We quickly reversed the payment back to his card and informed Mr. Tim William that his order was not going to be processed.

I will like you to send me an email response with the price for this sizes and if you don’t have this size or type available email me with the sizes you have available. Kindly respond to me as soon as possible for us to proceed further with the order.

I will like you to send me an email response with the price for this sizes and if you don’t have this size or type available email me with the sizes you have available. Kindly respond to me as soon as possible for us to proceed further with the order.

9/23/2014 We received the exact same message yesterday. I knew it sounded suspicious. Thank you for having this forum to discuss items of this nature. Below I have pasted the body of the email we received:

My name is Zach Muhr and i want to make a inquiry of some
Banner,the type of banner i will like from you is vinyl and the size i
want is 32″x60″ with grommet on the banner.I want this Message on the
banner is (Give & It Shall be Given Unto You).Kindly get me some price
for a Quantity of 100 banners and please advise me the Payment method
you do accept and also how long will it take you before getting me
those banners for pickup to be Schedule.Please advice to my email as
soon as you received this email.Thank You Very Much.